Bulldogs travel to archrival Pearl River

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast got its first MACCC win of the season Tuesday and will look to stack another Thursday when the Bulldogs take on archrival Pearl River.

Tipoff in Poplarville is set for 6 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://prccmedia.com/gold/.

Pearl River has a cashless ticket office, and fans can go to https://prccathletics.com/tickets to buy ahead of time.

Records

• MGCCC: 7-9/1-3 MACCC, T-13^th place in conference
• Pearl River: 10-4/2-2 MACCC, T-6^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC beat Northeast Mississippi 90-79 on Tuesday at Perkinston. Jabarie Robinson (Fr., Raymond/Raymond) led the Bulldogs with 26 points.
• Pearl River lost 76-62 at Meridian on Tuesday.

Previous Meeting

On Dec. 14, 2022, Pearl River beat Gulf Coast 71-68 in Perkinston.

Notes

• Gulf Coast ranks second in the MACCC in 3-point defense (26.9 percent) and second in 3-point shooting (33.7 percent).
• Donovan Sanders (So., Walls/Lake Cormorant) leads the MACCC in assists (91).
• Jabarie Robinson (Fr., Raymond/Raymond) ranks fourth in the MACCC in assists (63).
• Darius Dawson (So., Sumter S.C./West Florence) is fourth in the MACCC in field-goal shooting (57.7 percent) and seventh in blocked shots (20).
• Javeon Gordon (Fr., Mount Olive/Mount Olive) is fifth in the MACCC in 3-point shooting (44.1 percent).

Three Ahead

• Monday, Jan. 23: vs. Coahoma, Perkinston, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 26: at East Central, Decatur, 6 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 30: vs. Hinds, Perkinston, 6 p.m.

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