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fying environment in MACJC action Monday night. After leading for the entire first half and con– trolling a 40-36 advan– tage at the half, ECCC and PRCC swapped leads on multiple occa- · sions in the second before the Warriors were able to pull away at the end. Campbell finished the game with 22 points and seven rebounds, while Prince McDaniel chipped in with 18 points and nine rebounds. Isaiah Traylor chipped in with 12 points, and Ramon Tate tallied four · assists. East Central con– nected on nine 3- pointers, while Pearl River hit six. The Warriors will be back in action Thursday at Southwest Mississippi Community College before taking part in the MACJC tournament set to begin Feb. 23 at Copaih-Lincoln Commu– nity.College.

WIN from page B1 really emotional. This program, East Central and myself are always going to be in debt for what they've accom– plished, and their contri– butions to this program goes way past wins and losses." Bender finished with 10 points and seven assists. Morrison had seven points and 13 rebounds, while Thompson recorded nine points. Foster chipped in with a one rebound, one assist, and a steal. ECCC will wrap up its regular season schedule at Southwest Mississippi Community College Thursday before taking part in the MACJC tour– nament Feb. 23. "We're not thinking about the tournament," Porter said. "Our thing is, the next game is the most important game. This game (against Southwest) could be seen as meaningless to some.'But we don't play

Paula Merritt / The Meridian Star East Central Community College's Breena Foster makes the steal against Pear River Community Col– lege's Akayla Powell Monday night in Decatur.

. meaningless games. We're going to play the game and not the situa– tion."

Community College had the final say: With the game tied 70-70 and approximately 12,9 seconds remaining, Quinton Campbell con– nected on a 3-pointer, and ECCC managed tc;> hang on for a 73-70 win over Pearl River Commu– nity College in an electri-

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