Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team plays its second of third-straight nationally ranked opponents on Wednesday when the Blue Dragons travel to meet No. 18 Coffeyville.

The Blue Dragons (15-9) and Red Ravens (19-5) will tip off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Nellis Hall in Coffeyville in the second meeting of the season between Hutchinson and Coffeyville.

The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) with Glen Grunwald (PBP) and Steve Carpenter (color) calling the action beginning around 7:15 p.m. Red Raven Video is the only video stream that will be provided free of charge on Coffeyville's YouTube channel.

Hutchinson looks to rebound from an 87-80 home loss to No. 23 Butler on Saturday at the Sports Arena. The Blue Dragons fell 15-9 overall and 9-9 in the league, which is seventh in the Jayhawk Conference standings entering play on Wednesday. The Blue Dragons are 1.5 games behind Garden City, Barn and Pratt, which are all in a tie for fourth place. The Dragons are 0.5 games ahead of Cloud County and a full game ahead of Seward County in the league standings with six games to play.

The Blue Dragons lost a wild first meeting with the Red Ravens on December 7 at the Sports Arena in a 104-100 setback. The back-and-forth game had 20 ties and 18 lead changes. Aaron Franklin led five Blue Dragons scoring in double figures with 24 points and eight rebounds. The Blue Dragons were out-shot 63.2 percent to 37.0 percent, but the Dragons offset that by forcing 22 Coffeyville turnovers. Javarzia Belton had 23 points and Nathan Johnson added 20 points.

The Blue Dragons opened their stretch of three-ranked opponents on Saturday at the Sports Arena. No. 23 Butler downed the Blue Dragons 87-80. The Grizzlies shot 58.2 percent for the game. Isaiah Williams had a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies. Franklin scored 24 points on 10 of 19 shooting to pace the Blue Dragons.

Coffeyville has won 5 of the last six games and is tied with Butler for second place in the league, just one game behind first-place Dodge City. The Ravens scored a 95-86 victory over Barton on Saturday in Great Bend. The Red Ravens shot 54.5 percent for the game, including 7 of 14 from 3-point range, against Barton. Nathan Johnson scored 31 points to lead the Ravens. Coffeyville was a perfect 28 of 28 from the free-throw line against the Cougars.