Columbia, MD - Week two of the esports season saw a lot more victories, particularly for the Rocket League teams as they combined to go 6-0 for the week.

The Dragons returned to strong esports competition, kicking off with Rocket League Team 2 playing in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC). Playing against Queens University - Calgary, Jeremy Hotchkiss (Columbia, MD/Long Reach) gained his second hat trick of the season, leading the Drags to a 3-0 win over the Gaels. On Wednesday, September 29th, both Rocket League teams took to the pitch and started their Mid-Atlantic Esports Conference (MAEC) season. Team 1 started strong with a 2-0 match over the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams with Logan Ghandi (Columbia, MD/Atholton) making great plays in both games to get the win. Both teams had matches scheduled against George Washington University and were both able to secure their start to the season with victory. On Thursday, Team 1 took on the Durham College Lords and were able to maintain their undefeated season so far in the NECC.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate in the National Junior College Athletics Association Esports (NJCAAE) played on Wednesday night. Wyatt Cioffi started the Drags off with a win against Snow College in a 3-0 match. Tyrone Boyd, Jr. lost his first match of the season to Bryant and Stratton College, giving him a 1-1 start in his NJCAA career. Richard Machado put up a fight against Danville Community College where he was able to continue his undefeated streak in a 3-0 knockout. 

Thursday night started week two for Overwatch in the NECC where the Drags took on Champlain College. Unfortunately, the Beavers were just too much for the Drags to handle and they again found defeat, ushering them into a losing record of 0-2 to start the season.  On Friday night, the Drags found their footing again as they went 3-0 against Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in the NJCAAE. Saturday afternoon kicked off the MAEC season, as they played their placement matches for the regular season which will fully kick-off on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at noon.

Summoners Rift welcomed Team 2 of the League of Legends squad as they took on New Jersey City University for their first NECC match-up of the season. The Drags came out to a strong start taking the first game thus enabling them to win the match 2-0. Team 1 had their classic match-up against rivals Newberry College where they fell in a 0-2 match taking them to a 1-1 record in their NECC season. 

Drags will return this week with all new opponents and exciting matches.