Barton eSports Hardin and Castro fall short in NJCAAE COD: Cold War Gunfight Title #GoBarton

Fresh off a pair of NJCAAE National Championships on Saturday, the hopes for a third title slipped out the door Sunday for the Barton Community College eSports program as Call of Duty Cold War Gunfight duos Adam Hardin and Kindric Castro fell 4-0 to Navarro College.

Suffering their first blemish of the season, the duo of Hardin and Castro conclude the fall season with an overall mark of 11-1 and an incredible 36-7 maps record. As a team, Barton finishes the fall season with an overall combined record of 75-30.

Game Recap
In the opening map, Hardin and Castro recovered from a 0-1 deficit taking the second round but four straight by Navarro had the Cougars facing elimination. Hardin and Castro fought off one elimination round taking the seven pulling to within 5-2 but the Bulldogs took the eighth securing a 1-0 map lead in the best of seven series.

Falling behind 3-1 early in the second map, Hardin and Castro battled back taking the fifth and sixth rounds turning the map into a first to three scenario but Navarro overcame a late Barton comeback taking three of the final four rounds taking a 2-0 match lead winning the second map 6-4.

Looking for some reassurance, Hardin and Castro delivered taking the opening three rounds but once again, Navarro countered with three straight knotting it up at 3-3. Facing another best to three rounds the Cougar duo produced the edge one final time taking the seventh round but again the Bulldogs returned with the final three taking the map 6-4 and boosting a 3-0 match advantage.

Facing a 3-0 deficit after the opening three rounds, the Cougars' pushed back one final time taking the fourth and fifth cutting the deficit to 3-2 however, the Bulldogs surged in the critical stages taking three of the final four claiming the map 6-3 and National Tournament 4-0.

COD: Cold War Gunfight 2v2 Results
Map 1
Rd 1: L
Rd 2: W
Rd 3: L
Rd 4: L
Rd 5: L
Rd 6: L
Rd 7: W
Rd 8: L

Map 2
Rd 1: L
Rd 2: L
Rd 3: W
Rd 4: L
Rd 5: W
Rd 6: W
Rd 7: L
Rd 8: W
Rd 9: L
Rd 10: L

Map 3
Rd 1: W
Rd 2: W
Rd 3: W
Rd 4: L
Rd 5: L
Rd 6: L
Rd 7: W
Rd 8: L
Rd 9: L
Rd 10: L

Map 4
Rd 1: L
Rd 2: L
Rd 3: L
Rd 4: W
Rd 5: W
Rd 6: L
Rd 7: W
Rd 8: L
Rd 9: L