No. 7 Gulf Coast faces must-win Friday at Perk

PERKINSTON — If No. 7 Mississippi Gulf Coast wants to repeat as MACCC champions, a win Friday night against No. 6 Pearl River is a must.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to kick off against their archrivals at Bary Thrash Field at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are five points ahead just past the halfway point of the season.

Buy your tickets ahead of time to save money. It costs $7 for adults or $5 for youth online, or $10 and $7 at the gate. Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

Records

• MGCCC: 8-2-2/4-1-1 MACCC, 3^rd place in conference
• PRCC: 10-2-1/6-0 MACCC, 1^st place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC beat Meridian 2-1 on Tuesday in Meridian. Victor Moerck (So., Vaerlose, Denmark/Lyngby Handelsgymnasium) scored both goals for the Bulldogs.
• PRCC beat East Mississippi 10-1 on Tuesday at Poplarville.

Previous Meeting

On Aug. 24, Gulf Coast and Pearl River tied 2-2 at Poplarville. Jasintho Wielders (Fr., Krimpen aan den Ijssel, Netherlands/Zadkine College) and Vincenzo Jeanfreau (Fr., Saucier/Pass Christian) had go-ahead goal for the Bulldogs, but the Wildcats responded to each.

Three Ahead

• Tuesday, Oct. 15: vs. Hinds, Perkinston, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday Oct. 22: at Holmes, Ridgeland, 3 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 25: at East Mississippi, Scooba, 7 p.m.

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