Lady Wildcats take No. 9 Jones College down to wire

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River’s women gave No. 9 Jones College all it could handle Monday night.

In front of a near capacity crowd at Marvin R. White Coliseum, the Lady Wildcats traded shots with the Lady Bobcats for much of the contest before eventually falling 57-48.

PRCC held Jones to 12 points below its previous season-low.

“We played really hard and guarded well,” PRCC coach Scotty Fletcher said. “Jones is averaging a bunch of points. We’re going to guard every night at a high level but we have to find a way to make shots. We just didn’t make shots tonight.”

A combination of three 3-pointers and a smothering defense saw PRCC (7-4 overall, 1-2 MACJC) hold a 17-16 advantage after the first quarter.

The Lady Wildcats weren’t satisfied with a measly one-point lead and scored the first seven points of the second quarter to push ahead 24-16. JC (12-1, 3-0) out-scored the hosts the remainder of the half, but PRCC still maintained a 30-25 lead at the mid-way point.