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-ranked ltawamba in Columbus return and a field goal," he said. "Itawamba had a punt return and one :.:.ng pass. n "The film with them showed they played in a rain– storm," Bridgman said.

"We looked decent but made way too many mis– takes," Bridgman said. "It wasn't what they did to us. It's what we did to our– selves." Two Warrior turnovers led directly to Holmes scores. "We noticed looking at the game as a whole that our turnovers gave them good field position," Bridgman said. "They didn't have much more offense than us. We moved the ball and they didn't have to." Copiah-Lincoln comes off a win over Northeast last week.

"I think that hurts our preparation because the rain takes away some of the natu– ral talent, like speed, espe– cially." Last year, the Warriors only win came over Copiah– Lincoln. "They're going to be anx– ious: to get some revenge, " Bridgman said. The Wolves are coached by former East Mississippi Community College quarter– back and coach Randall Bradberry.

The game Wl- be played at Saunders Field .n Columbus, which is the :d Magnolia Bowl stadium. • East Central a t Copiah-Lincoln: Wa r rior head coach Ret:,e Bridgman said he hopes o..!le first game will help prep~e ECCC pre– pare for its second contest th is weekend. East Cent:al lost to Holmes 24-10 ;_;_.st Thursday. This week th,:oy travel to Copiah-Linco.n for a S turday - 'P m kickon.