ECCC Basketball Teams Swept in Non-Division Action at East Mississippi

November 15, 2019

The East Central Community College basketball teams made the short drive to Scooba Thursday, Nov. 14, and were swept by the homestanding East Mississippi Community College teams in MACJC non-division action.

The EMCC Lady Lions won the opener 73-57, while the East Central men fell 88-85 to the Lions.

The Lady Lions blew open a close game with a big second period. EMCC led the ECCC Lady Warriors 17-16 after 10 minutes of play, before the Lady Lions went on a 21-6 run to take a 38-22 halftime lead and control of the game.

ECCC Warrior Basketball Falls 88-84 at Delgado

November 12, 2019

The East Central Community College Warriors got a combined 55 points from Nick Preyer and JaQuarius Smith but it wasn’t enough as the home-standing Delgado Dolphins picked up an 88-84 win at the Michael Williamson Center in New Orleans, La., on Monday, Nov. 11.

Delgado used a 15-2 run to close the first half to pull out to a 47-36 lead at intermission. The Warriors got as close as one point, trailing 81-80 with two minutes to play in the game, before Delgado sealed the four-point win.