SENATOBIA – After closing the north division schedule with six consecutive wins, Northwest finished second in the standings and will host the south's No. 3 seed in 19th-ranked Jones County in the opening round of the MACJC State Baseball Playoffs May 3-4 at Ranger Field.

First pitch of Friday's game is set for 6 p.m., with Game 2 to follow at 2 p.m. Saturday. An if necessary Game 3 would be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 2. All postseason games are 9 innings.

Admission is $5 for adults (ages 13 and up), $3 for children (12 and under) and free for Northwest students, faculty and staff with school ID. JCJC and other CC students are also free with a school ID.

Northwest enters the weekend at 27-14 and has won 15 of its last 20 overall, while JCJC is 28-16.

The two teams played Friday in Ellisville, with the Bobcats winning 2-1 in Game 1 and Northwest rebounding with a 5-3 Game 2 win for a split.

All games in the best-of-3 series will be broadcast live at www.ihigh.com/nwccrangers with Kevin Maloney on the call. Live stats will also be available at www.sidearmstats.com/northwestms/baseball.

The winner of the four series across the state will head to the four-team, double-elimination MACJC State Tournament at the highest seeded remaining south team May 9-11.

Last 10 Meetings (JCJC leads 7-3):
Northwest 5, (19) JCJC 3
(19) JCJC 2, Northwest 1
(2) JCJC 5, Northwest 4
(12) JCJC 6, Northwest 0
(13) JCJC 11, Northwest 6
(13) JCJC 7, Northwest 0
JCJC 14, Northwest 0
Northwest 9, JCJC 8
Northwest 5, JCJC 3
JCJC 8, Northwest 1

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