PERKINSTON – The Jones County men's soccer season ender here Saturday.
Hinds defeated JCJC 4-2 in the MACJC Tournament semifinals.
The Bobcats finished the season at 8-8.
Mississippi Gulf Coast downed Southwest 4-2 in the other men's semifinal game.
MGCCC faces Hinds at 5:30 p.m. Sunday for the championship, but both teams will advance to an NJCAA playoff game next week. The men's MACJC champion hosts the Region 14 runner up, while the men's MACJC runner travels to the Region 14 champion.
Sunday's championship game will air on
http://livestream.com/BulldogLive.
The Bobcats and Eagles were knotted 1-1 at halftime, but Hinds pulled away in the second half.
Hinds went up 1-0 at 27:26 on a Josh Parron goal.
The Bobcats tied it at 34:57 when
Vitaly Drake (Oak Grove) followed up a missed
Kieran Robins (Norwich, England) free kick.
The Eagles scored quickly to start the second half. Christian Williams scored at 45:39 to give Hinds a 2-1 lead.
Paxton Bounds scored for the Eagles at 51:38 to make it 3-1.
Hinds went ahead 4-1 at 86:57 when Patrick Ross scored.
The Bobcats ended the scoring at 87:17 when
Joseph Todd (Belfast, Northern Ireland) scored on a penalty kick.
Darren Ross (Belfast, Northern Ireland) was in goal for the Bobcats.
Hinds is now 9-3-1 on the season.
MACJC/Region 23 Soccer Tournament
At Perkinston
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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Saturday's results
Hinds 4, Jones County 2
Mississippi Gulf Coast 4, Southwest 2
Sunday's game
Men's championship, Hinds vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast, 5:30 p.m.