The Blinn College esports Call of Duty team split two matches Monday night.
The Buccaneers battled Hutchinson Community College in an NJCAA Esports tilt and earned a 3-2 victory in a best-of-five series.
Blinn later fell to Irvine Valley College 3-0 in a National Association of Collegiate Esports Varsity Premier (NACE) matchup.
Against Hutchinson, Blinn assistant coach Ryan Lucich said each of his four competitors "stepped up and shined" throughout the series.
(Pictured: Blinn College's David Rodriguez)
"David Rodriguez came up clutch with a strong performance in the final map to give us the win," Lucich said. "The team was very excited to pull out the win after a rough series of games the last few weeks."
Blinn is now 2-2 in NJCAAE play this season.
The loss to Irvine Valley dropped the Bucs to 2-3 in NACE competition.
Competing alongside Rodriguez were Landon Campos, Jake Marsh and Mathew Lui.
The Buccaneer Call of Duty squad will battle Tallahassee Community College in an NJCAAE bout at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 6.
