ELLISVILLE – Cody Mordecai tossed six shutout innings to pace the 11^th-ranked Jones County Junior College Bobcats to a 4-1 decision over Mississippi Delta Community College in game two of a doubleheader here Friday afternoon at Community Bank Park.
The Bobcats improved to 9-1 with the win, while MDCC fell to 5-4.
Mordecai, a freshman from Heritage Academy in Columbus, was excellent as the Bobcat starter.
He went six innings, allowed no runs, four hits, walked three and struck out five as he improved to 1-1.
The Bobcats took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, scoring all three runs with two outs.
Carter Polles had a one-out single. With two outs, Josh Keel drew a walk. Chris Morgan then singled, which scored Polles. Keel advanced to third and Morgan reached second on an error. Clint Sasser then singled to right to drive in Keel and Morgan.
JCJC made it 4-0 in the fifth when Mason Irby reached on an error and Polles tripled into the rightfield corner to score the run.
MDCC's only run came in the seventh when Aryeon Davis led off with a double and later scored on Ty Dean's single.
Tyler Schwaner pitched the final inning for the Bobcats, allowing one run, three hits and a walk.
Polles tripled and singled twice, while Sasser singled twice and drove in two runs. Morgan and Dylan Manichia added singles.
Tays Hardy singled twice for MDCC, while Davis and Michael Beloso doubled. Dean, Jordan Lambert and Matt Ray added singles.
Ray was the starter and loser. He went 1 2/3 innings, allowed three runs, five hits, walked two and struck out two. Skylar Lawson, Austin Burdine, Lee Quates and Tyler Dowdy all pitched in relief for the Trojans.
?The Bobcats will host Lincoln Trail College (Illinois) in a noon doubleheader on Saturday. They visit Faulkner State (Alabama) for a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday.
MDCC travels to play the University of West Alabama Junior Varsity on Tuesday.
 
Friday's game
Ellisville
At Community Bank Park
Game 2
Jones County 4, Mississippi Delta 1
Miss. Delta (5-4)      000 000 1 – 1 7 4
Jones County (9-1) 030 010 x – 4 7 2
Matt Ray, Skylar Lawson (2), Austin Burdine (4), Lee Quates (5), Tyler Dowdy (5) and Michael Bosolo. Cody Mordecai, Tyler Schwaner (7) and Mason Irby. WP-Goff (3-0). LP-Ray. MDCC hitters: Tays Hardy 2 1B; Michael Besolo 2B; Ayreon Davis 2B; Ty Dean 1B; Jordan Lambert 1B; Matt Ray 1B. JCJC hitters: Carter Polles 3B, 2 1B; Clint Sasser 2 1B; Chris Morgan 1B; Dylan Manichia 1B. LOB: MDCC-8; JCJC-6. T-1:54.