1993

Pctge 4Dfl'he .:\1eridian St~r/ Wednesday, October 13,1993 East Mississippi looking for a

1 The East Mississippi Commumty (.follege LIOns are seeking a return to their winning ways. Winn rs in three of their first four games this season, the Lions all of a S:Udden have lost two straight - and t hose contests were both decided by Halftime. Thus, EMCC brings a 3-3 overall mark a nd a 1-2 North Division slate into Thursday night's matchup with 1-5 Coahoma. Kickoff is set for 6:30p.m., at

Northeast, the Tigers held a _.... _~ the break. "We have juf't made too turnovers (five against Jon against Northeast J," sa id Goode \\ e have moved the ball well offen•.. iveh and done the things hat we wanted too and then ruined our momentum. "It has not been a s much a ca:-;e of things that our opponents have done to us, as much as what \\ C have done to ourselves." For Coahoma. the situation is deci-

"It will be good to get back home," said EMCC coach Tom Goode. "It will be good to have a winable football game against a North Division foe like Coahoma." The last two weeks have not been merely bad - they have been awful for the Lions. EMCC dropped a 42-13 home field decision to Jones and then dropped a 35-19 decision to Northeast this past F.MCC trailed 26r0t a:t Jt he'3 inLe• 1is::~~on . Against Th1Jt1-da' Boone\TIIle. t\kaiMt the Jiohoatb 1

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sively different. It has been what the opponents have done to Melvin Eubanks' Tigers. However, the one win is news. The Tigers beat East Central (22-18) two weeks ago for their first wm in eight seasons. All told, the Tigers have held only two leads this season - besides the come-from-behind win at home, the Tigers held a brief second-half lead against Southwest in a 21-18 loss, also at home. Last week, after snapping the losing

streak, reality was restored as the defending state champion Northwest Rangers bombed Coahoma 57-22. For EMCC, the Lions' slim hopes of causing confusion in the North tac~ ride on this game. Delta is the lone und ft>at– ed team in the North. Afte r Coahoma. EMCC will battle the undefeated Trojans at Scooba for homecomin~. "We realize we could still make c;ome– thing happen in this race," said Goode. "But, it all starts with Coahoma. We quite obviously have to win that game."

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