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By Chris Brennaman ass1stant sports editor

SCOOBA - Tht• sclwdule isn't getting much easier for East Mississippi. After playing Copiah-Lincoln and then-No. 7 jones. the Lions had a short week to pn·pare for North Division play. Scooba Tech (1-1) will hit the road tonight to take on Holmes (l-1). which dropp<'d East Cen– tral last week in Decatur. Satu rday night, EMCC carne up just short in its bid to upset the Bobcats. falling 23 19 1 he Lions outgained Jon<•s as quar– terback Randall Mackey threw [or 254 yards. Mackey is st>concl in the MACJC with 461 passing yards. He has also tossed thrct• touch– downs and only ont• pick in 53 attempts. The r un game could be a big concern for East Mississippi's defense - which is ranked 11th out of 12 teams in the league. Holmes comes in averaging more than 200 yards a game. Kickoff fro~ Goodman is set

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PHOTO BY PAULA MERRITI / THE MERIDIAN STAR

BIG RETURN East Central Community College's Maurice Langston stiff arms Holmes Community College's kicker; Taylor Putt, on big punt return last weekend. Langston and the Warriors host Hinds tonight in Decatur. Lions -- --.~ From Page C1 head coach.

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The Warriors (0-2) return home to face Hinds tonight. ECCC has given up a league-worst 454 yards per game, but has an offense that has been able to keep .up for the most part. The Warriors average 356 yards and have scored five offen– sive touchdown ..... but have been hurt by turnovers. The Soulh Division opener for both teams is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kick at Bailey Stadium in Decatur.

llarriors seeking rst win

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ll may be time for Steve heatham to bring the vorms back out. The coach, whose tactics ·or firing up his team last year as an assistant coach at East Central included eating a worm before a game. has lost the first two games of his inaugural campaign as