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By STEVE SWOGETINSKY , . Spons Editor

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Community College women's soccer team clamed a 2-0 shutout victory over Meridian Community College Friday afternoon, Aug. 21, while the iECCC men fell to the MCC ~gles 2-1 in two overtime sessions. : The matches played at }iCC's CD. Smith Field were the season openers for both ECCC squads. The Warriors fell in a heart– break.er in the opening match at Meridian when MCC's fordan Walton scored his sec– ond goal of the game at the 104th minute to break a 1-1 tie and give the Eagles a 2-1 vic– tory in double overtime. Freshman midfielder Devon Pitts out of George County High School scored ECCC's only goal in the first ~off a comer kick, with the ,assist from Omar Gutierrez of Mooreville High School and Chase Hughes of Southeast Lauderdale High School. In the women's matchup, East Central scored a goal in each half fo.. the 2-0 win. Freshman forward Presley ;McLemore from Brandon

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and men·s reruns will host off at l p.m. and the men at 3 Southwest or. Thursday in p.m. Decatur. The women will face

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