Eagles take on Hinds tonight

MCC women v. Hinds 6 pm
MCC men v. Hinds 8pm

The Meridian Community College basketball teams will be taking on MACJC south division foe, Hinds Community College tonight in the Graham Gymnasium.

Following a historic victory Monday night, in which Coach Allen recorded his 300th career victory, the MCC Lady Eagles (11-7, 4-3) are looking to move up in their division. A win tonight v. Hinds could bolster the Lady Eagles up to 2nd place in the MACJC South Division. MCC won its first meeting v. HCC, an 83-66 decision on Jan. 8th.

Meanwhile, in men’s action, the MCC men are coming off a buzzer beater loss to one of the more talented teams in the conference. Gulf Coast squeaked out a close win v. the tenacious Eagles Monday night by a score of 99-96. The Eagles fought back from a 16 point deficit with just 4:00 to play and nearly knocked off the top team in the division.

Tonight, MCC (4-11, 1-6) will try to get back in the “W” column v. Hinds. MCC lost its first meeting with Hinds back on Jan. 8 by a score of 63-58.

And remember, for those of you that cannot make it out to the gym, the games will be broadcast on WMER-1390 AM starting around 5:55 pm.