ELLISVILLE – The Jones County Junior College Bobcats open the MACJC/Region 23 playoffs with a lengthy road trip.
The Bobcats travel to Senatobia for a 1 p.m. match on Tuesday vs. the Northwest Mississippi Rangers. JCJC is the No. 3 team from the South Division, while Northwest is the No. 2 team in the North.
The winner of the game will advance to the MACJC/Region 23 Tournament Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Hinds Community College in Raymond.
Head coach Oleg Baleyev's Bobcats are 7-6-1 on the season.
Northeast Jones freshman Braxton Taylor has been in goal for almost every minute of play this season. He has allowed 20 goals, a 1.57 average.
Leading scorers for the Bobcats are Florence sophomore Jake Holland and Mobile, Alabama, freshman Moses Muhubao, who each have five goals, two assists and 12 points. West Jones sophomore Austin Herrington has four goals, one assist and nine points, while Gulfport sophomore Jared Brister has two goals, three assists and seven points. West Jones freshman Donaldo Martinez, Laurel freshman Rodolfo Lopez and Starkville freshman Michael Godley each have four points.
The Rangers are 11-6-1 on the season.
Northwest is led by the state's leading scorer, Lance Crabtree. He has 15 goals, five assists and 35 points. Bryant Young has six goals, six assists and 18 points.
Matthew Williams has been goal all season for Northwest and has allowed 24 goals.
The Rangers defeated the Bobcats 6-1 back on Aug. 29.
Livestats are available for Tuesday's game at http://www.sidearmstats.com/northwestms/msoc.
In another matchup on Tuesday, Mississippi Gulf Coast hosts East Central. Pearl River and Hinds are the division champions and have earned a bye into the semifinals.