STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Looking for a signature win this season, the Hutchinson Community College volleyball team has an opportunity Wednesday night to do just that.
The Blue Dragons (14-9, 5-5 Jayhawk West) play host to the No. 9-ranked Seward County Saints (15-4, 8-2) at 6 p.m.
Hutchinson is currently in sixth place in the Jayhawk West, but is 0.5 games out of fourth place and two games out of third place. Seward County is currently in second place, one full game behind the front-running Butler Grizzlies.
Hutchinson and Seward County met just eight days ago in Liberal. The Saints swept Hutchinson as the Blue Dragon offense sputtered to .033 hitting. Seward County hit .346.
Since that match, though, the Blue Dragons may have found some much-needed momentum.
Hutchinson pulled off a pair of comeback victories on Saturday in Concordia. The Blue Dragons dropped the first two sets to Cloud County, only to rally and defeat the Thunderbirds in five sets, scoring the final six points of a 15-9 fifth-set victory. The Dragons then dropped the first set to Division II, No. 7 Highland and rallied to win the next three sets.
After two-straight weeks on the road, the Blue Dragons start a stretch of four-consecutive Wednesdays with home matches.