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Lady Warriors sweep two garr The No. 3 nationally ranked East Central Community College Lady Diamond Andi Hannaford of Magnolia Heights

Academy fell t.o Chase Pennington, 4-6, 1-6; EC's Devin Skinner of Neshoba Central High School fell to Taylor Tamberg, 6-4, 2-6 (6 10); EC's Brandon Rogers of Winston Academy beat Luke Armstrong, 5-7, 6-3 (13 11); and EC's Graham Murphree of Newton County High School beat Josh Hester, 6-2, 5 7 (10-8).

School in Senat.obia. Both Hannaford and Duke picked up two RBI in the win. Lacey Hill, a product of Kilbourne (La.) High School, picked up the win for East Central in the circle allowing no hits in her two innings of work. East Central's Lady Diamond Warriors will return home to play Itawamba Community College Friday, in Decatur. The games are set for ~m. and 3 p.m. TENNIS The East Central Community College men's tennis team put up a good fight against the No.23 nationally ranked Jones County Junior College men's tennis team last Wednesday in Decatur, losing a close 5-4 match. ''This was one of our best matches of the sea son," said ECCC Head Tennis Coach Jay Pacelli. ''The guys really played their hearts out." In the women's action, the No. 17 Jones County Lady Bobcats prevailed over the East Central Lady Warriors' 9-0. Results from the men's match are as fol lows: Men's Singles: EC's John Jimenez of Oruro, Bolivia, beat Taquel Lewis, 1-6, 6-2 (10-7); EC's Will Stewart of Newton County High School fell to Diego Leal, 1-6, 4-6; EC's Cole Duty of Winston

WarriOl'S blasted 15 hits in game one and 18 hits in game two t.o sweep Mississippi Delta Cvmmunity College Saturday, March 19, at the Softball Park in Decatur. ECCC improved to 25-4 overall on the 2016 season and 9-3 in the conference. Maegen Ellis out of Oak Hill Academy in \Vest Point brought home four RBI on three hits, including two dou bles, in the 15-0 game two win. East Central scored 10 runs in the first inning in game two, and then added three more in the third and two in the fourth in the run rule game two. Chloe Thaggard out of Leake Academy pitched one inning of shut.out ball, struck out two, surren dered two hits and pi~ked up the game two 'Wlll. The Lady Diamond Warriors' five-run out- -burst in the first inning of game one helped boost East Central t.o a 9-1 win. -'East Central scored in the first on a sacrifice fly by Ellis, an RBI dou- _ble by Brittney McCray of Sumrall High School, a:iRBI single by Katlyn Duke of Neshoba Central, a groundout by Courtney Moore of Clinton High School, and an RBI single by

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