No. 16 MGCCC Men aim for 8th straight on Sophomore Night

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast will be shooting for its eighth straight win when it celebrates Sophomore Night on Friday.

East Mississippi will visit Bary Thrash Field at Perk for a kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. Sophomore Night ceremonies will take place following the conclusion of the women's game, which starts at 5. Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

Five Bulldogs will be saluted: Francisco Cruz-Lopez (So., Southhaven/Southaven), Anthony Hernandez (So., Pearl /Pearl), Terron McIntyre (So., Madison/Madison Central), Zach McWillie (So., Jackson/Murrah), and Mason Shortt (Fr., Brandon/Northwest Rankin).

Records

• MGCCC: 8-1-2/6-0 MACCC, 1^st place in conference
• EMCC: 1-10/0-6 MACCC, T-11^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC exploded for all their goals in a 20-minute span of the second half to beat Holmes 8-0 on Tuesday.
• EMCC lost 5-0 to Northwest Mississippi on Tuesday in Senatobia.

Previous Meeting

This is East Mississippi's first season fielding a soccer team.

Three Ahead

• Friday, Oct. 13: vs. Jones, Perkinston, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 17: vs. Itawamba, Perkinston, 5 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 20: at Hinds, Raymond, 7 p.m.

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