Jones College’s seven-game win streak ends in split with MGCCC

PERKINSTON — Third-ranked Jones College and Mississippi Gulf Coast split a doubleheader Tuesday at Ken “Curly” Farris Field. Jones won the opener 10-4 in 10 innings, but fell 8-2 in the nightcap. The Bobcats saw their seven-game winning streak end with the loss in the second game, moving to 26-9 overall and 9-3 in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference. MGCCC improved to 21-14 and 6-8 in conference play.

In the first game, Mississippi Gulf Coast took an early lead with Brandon Coakley’s two-run homer in the second and a sacrifice fly in the third, giving the Bulldogs a 3-0 advantage. Jones responded with a rally, as Gage Reeves doubled in the fourth and Brayden Quick added a run-scoring single to cut the deficit to 4-2. The Bobcats tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth on a sacrifice bunt by Dakota Smith and an RBI single from Chase Russell.

Jones’s bullpen held strong, with Canyon Reeves earning his third win of the season after 3.1 scoreless innings in relief. Trevor Hodges earned his fifth save, striking out six over the final 3.1 innings to force extra innings. In the 10th, Sanders Ainsworth hit a three-run homer, and Brady Smith added a two-run blast, the first of his three-year career. Jones added an insurance run on aggressive baserunning, including a double steal, to push the lead to 10-4. The Bobcats collected 16 hits in the game, led by multi-hit performances from Reeves, Dylan Champagne, Talan Theriot, and Quick. Ainsworth and Smith’s homers provided the offensive boost.

Jones will host Coahoma on Friday at 2 p.m.

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