SCOOBA –
Holly Craft threw a six-inning perfect game with 10 strikeouts to highlight No. 5 Jones' sweep at East Mississippi on Saturday.
Jones has now won 22 straight over the Lions dating back to 2011.
The Bobcats, 34-7, 22-2 in the MACCC, have won 11 consecutive overall. With one win in their last four remaining league games, Jones will host this year's MACCC Tournament May 4-7.
Jones 15, East Mississippi 0 (6 inn.)
What was a 2-0 game going into the sixth inning quickly got out of hand, with Jones plating 13 runs in the frame to grab a run-rule victory.
Twelve of the 13 runs in the sixth came with two outs.
Lindsay Henson hit her 10th home run on the second pitch of the sixth to kickstart the big inning and
Aaliyah Dixon homered twice in the frame, a two-run shot to right and three-run homer to left.
Craft struck out 10 and walked none to improve to 9-1 on the year.
Jones 6, East Mississippi 3
EMCC took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on back-to-back doubles, but Jones would score four runs over the next three innings to close out the sweep.
Sarah Ballard walked and scored on
Lauren Lindsey's RBI-double to give JC a 1-0 lead after one.
Lindsey's bloop RBI-double in the fifth tied the game at 3-3 and Henson's sac fly would score her to put the Bobcats on top for good, 4-3.
Henson tossed four innings to get the win and
Nia Luckett closed out the last three to pick up her first save of the year.
Jones hosts Hinds on Tuesday, weather permitting, in the regular season finale at The Bank.