Mississippi High School Soccer - Newton County held off by Northeast Jones
January 15, 2018: Laurel, MS 39443 The crowd at Monday's league test between the Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS) and the visiting Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS), saw Northeast Jones's soccer squad get by Newton County by a count of 1-0.
The Tigers now hold a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to West Lauderdale for a 4A Region 4 test on Thursday, January 18. Northeast Jones will meet a Knights squad coming off a 2-1 league loss to Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS). The Knights record now stands at 6-7.
With the loss, Newton County falls to 8-7 on the campaign. The Cougars host George County (Lucedale, MS) to play the Rebels in a non-league outing on Friday, January 19. The Rebels go into the outing with a record of 10-6.