Jones 71, at Pearl River 83

PEARL RIVER, Miss. (Interstat) — The Pearl River Wildcats, led by a dominant performance from Daijon Leatherman, overcame a slow start to defeat the Jones College Bobcats 83-71 in a men’s junior college basketball game Thursday night. The game’s decisive stretch was a massive second-quarter surge by the Wildcats. After trailing by two points following a tightly contested first quarter, Pearl River outscored Jones 47-37 after the first break. The Wildcats seized control not with a flurry of three-pointers, but with relentless work in the paint and at the free-throw line. Pearl River attempted 30 free throws, making 25, while… Read more...