The East Central Community College Warriors are ranked No. 19 in the nation in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association Top 20 football rankings released today.
East Central is 3-1 on the season following last Thursday’s 29-14 road victory over Holmes Community College in a game played at Grenada High School. The Warriors are 0-1 in Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges South Division play.
The Warriors host the nation’s No. 1-ranked team, the Copiah-Lincoln Wolfpack, in a pivotal MACJC South Division matchup this Thursday, Sept. 24. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. in Bailey Stadium on the Decatur campus.
Copiah-Lincoln is 4-0 overall on the season and 1-0 in South Division play.