by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information
Kansas City Kansas Community College’s men’s soccer team will open Region VI Division I soccer play against Barton County Wednesday on Barton’s home field in Great Bend.
The second half of a playoff doubleheader, the opening kick is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be streamed on the KJCCC website.
The Blue Devils finished third with a 5-4-1 record in the Jayhawk East while Barton County was second in the West with a 9-2-1 record. It will be the second meeting of the two teams, Barton winning 3-0 at home on Sept. 24.
KCKCC’s tie came in the Blue Devils’ final regular season as Coffeyville tied the game 2-2 on a goal with 45 seconds left after Rodrigo DeCastro had put KCKCC ahead 2-1 on a penalty kick with less than five minutes remaining. Kervems Joseph scored on an unassisted corner kick.