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thtrd, EMCC scored a run in the top of the 'ourth to cut it to 13-1 . But the Eagles, now 7-4 on the year. h t for e1ght more in the bottom of the inning to go up 21-1 . Josh Ragg1o had a three-run double in that inning for Meridian.

The Lions, now 1-5, scored four runs in the top of the sixth, with two of those coming off a homer by Josh Buckley.

Brian Reed ( 1-0) ptcked up the wm on the mound for the Eagles, gtvtng up JUSt one run and r.vo hits tn five innings, while striking out six.

While he was happy to ge: me wtn after getting no decisions in his two prevtous stans. deso ;e srrong outings, Reed said what he was real happy to see was r s teafT'Irnates hitting the ball at the plate. "I got some runs toea, a'ld I can pitch with a lead any day," the sophomore sa:d "'.':e .,a,en't been playing well lately, but it was good for the fans to see ...s "na 1 Y begin to get it together. We are going to be a r gnt t s .....s; eary n the season . When we put our pitching together v. ~ ou• .., ~ ng v.e w II be fine." • JO ES ·I! =ccc 8 SIX o fferent Bobcats hit homers for Jones, wh1ci"' evenec ;s •ecoro at 6-4 on the season with the win. C rt Ha,.,. s ec o" n :.ne oottom of the first with a homer for JCJC, vn e 'orn-e• o.... ~an -l1gh School standout Kyle Valentine belted a grand s am to :>ui we .v•'1ners up 5-2 after one inning of play . Crag B~.;sh Breu ·~cAiphtn, Josh Sullivan , Chris Butler all homered for Jones n me gare Mar o Laphand, who prepped for Quitman, had a two-run couo e 'o· i.Pe wmners

Jones 1 urrtped out io an 11-3 lead before the Warriors began chipping away

ECCC fe to 1-6 on me year with the loss.

Today's act.on begins at Noon at Scaggs Field with East Central and East Mississippi squanng off.

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