MERIDIAN --- Pearl River Community College was swept by Meridian in women’s and men’s MACJC South Division basketball action here Tuesday with the Lady Wildcats taking a 71-43 walloping, while the Wildcats dropped their fourth straight with a 71-70 setback off a buzzer-beating basket by the Eagles’ Corey Brister.
PRCC’s women dropped to 10-2 overall and 4-1 in division play, while its men dropped to 9-4 and 2-3. MCC’s women are now 12-2 and 3-1, while its men are 2-11 and 1-3.

            POPLARVILLE --- The storied Pearl River-Mississippi Gulf Coast basketball rivalry saw a split here Monday in Shivers Gymnasium with the host Lady Wildcats taking a hard-fought 80-72 MACJC South Division victory, while the Wildcats fell 64-62.
            PRCC’s women improved to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in division play, while its men dropped to 9-2 and 2-1. MGCCC’s women fell to 5-7 and 1-2, while it men are now 10-2 and 3-0.

            POPLARVILLE --- Pearl River’s Lady Wildcats wrapped the pre-Christmas holiday portion of its schedule with a hard-fought 62-55 victory over the Mississippi Hot Shots here Friday in Shivers Gym.
            The River’s undefeated men’s squad (9-0 overall, 2-0 division) headed into the holiday break after its 70-53 MACJC South Division victory over East Central Monday in Poplarville. PRCC’s women are now 5-1 and 2-0, while the Hot Shots are 5-3.

            UTICA --- Pearl River Community College opened MACJC South Division basketball play here Thursday with a pair of convincing women’s and men’s victories --- each by a whopping 26 points --- over Hinds.
            The Lady Wildcat squad took a 76-50 win to improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in division play, while the Wildcats were 85-59 winners to remain unbeaten at 8-0 and 1-0. The host Lady Bulldogs remain winless at 0-7 and 0-1, while the Bulldog team dropped to 1-6 and 0-1.

            BATON ROUGE, La. --- Pearl River Community College’s Wildcat basketball squad demolished Baton Rouge CC here Thursday taking a lopsided 75-59 victory to remain undefeated at 6-0.
            The host Bears, on the other hand, dropped to 3-6 and will play a visiting role when the two teams eye a rematch Monday, Dec. 2, in Shivers Gymnasium on the PRCC campus in Poplarville.
            PRCC led 43-20 at the intermission before outscoring BRCC 32-29 in the second half to take the 16-point victory.