Softball | 4/30/2018 1:21:00 PM

ELLISVILLE – Fourth-ranked Jones County Junior College will be aiming for its third straight state championship this weekend.
Head coach Chris Robinson's Lady Bobcats will compete in the MACJC Tournament May 4-6 on the campus of Itawamba Community College in Fulton.
JCJC, 43-3, faces No. 11 East Central, 34-10, at 6 p.m. on Friday. No. 3 Itawamba, 39-7, meets Pearl River, 26-18, at 4 p.m. in the tournament opener.
The two winners meet at 1 p.m. on Saturday and the two losers play at 3 p.m. Saturday. Another elimination game takes place at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
The championship game is slated for 1 p.m. Sunday with an if necessary game to follow.
The top three teams in the tournament will advance to the Region 23 Tournament May 10-12 at a site to be determined.
The top two teams in the region tournament advance to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament May 16-19 at Traceway Park in Clinton.
JCJC, winners of five of the last six MACJC championships, advanced to the state tournament by sweeping Mississippi Gulf Coast 5-2 and 4-1 in an MACJC Best-of-3 playoff series last week.
All games in the MACJC Tournament will be streamed on www.letsgoicctv.com/red


MACJC Tournament
Fulton
Itawamba Community College
Friday's games
G1, Itawamba vs. Pearl River, 4 p.m.
G2, Jones County vs. East Central, 6 p.m.
Saturday's games
G3, Winner G1 vs. Winner G2, 1 p.m.
G4, Loser G1 vs. Loser G2, 3 p.m.
G5, Loser G3 vs. Winner G4, 5 p.m.
Sunday's games
G6, Winner G3 vs. Winner G5, 1 p.m
G7, if necessary
Winner G1, Winner G2, Winner G4 all advance to Region 23 Tournament