Getting off to a slow start a week ago in Iowa against the same opponent, history would not repeat itself seven days later as the Barton Community College men’s basketball team led basically from start to finish winning 70-54 Saturday over Western Iowa Tech Community College in the Brown Mackie Classic held in Salina. The Cougars maintained a lead throughout the first half for a five point intermission edge before breaking it open early in second half play and keeping the Comets from drawing any closer than nine points going on for the sixteen point win. The fourth straight victory improves Barton to 5-2 on the season with their next action coming Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. hosting the junior varsity squad from McPherson College kicking off a four-game non-conference home stand before turning attention to conference play beginning December 2nd on the road at Pratt Community College.
