POPLARVILLE – The Hinds Community College Eagle soccer team took down the Pearl River Community College Wildcats this past Friday (Sept. 28) 3-1 on the road in Poplarville.

The Eagles came into the game seeking redemption following a 0-1 overtime loss to the Wildcats in the first round of the MACJC playoffs a season ago. The Wildcats entered this match with an 8-1 overall record and the Eagles entered with a 3-3 record.

The Wildcats opened the scoring and took a 1-0 lead over the Eagles just ten minutes into the game. The Eagles, however, quickly responded tying the game at 1-1 when freshman midfielder Beau Rimmer (St. Stanislaus) found the back of the net in the 15^th minute.

Hinds' sophomore forward Ian Clendenin (Cleveland) scored what would end up being the game-winning goal in the 27^th minute giving the Eagles a 2-1 lead.

Freshman midfielder Guilherme de Sousa (Fortaleza, Brazil) added an insurance goal when he headed the precision pass from Rimmer past the Wildcat goal keeper giving the Eagles a 3-1 lead.

Sophomore goal keeper Joey Swinney (Kosciusko) and the rest of the Eagle defense played outstanding allowing just six shots on goal, five of which Swinney saved leading Hinds to the 3-1 victory.

The Eagles improved their record to 4-3 overall with the win and are currently 2-1 in the North division which is good for second place behind Itawamba (8-3, 3-0).

The Eagles will be back on the road this Wednesday (Oct. 3) in Goodman where they will take on North division foe Holmes Community College (2-8, 1-3). The match is set for 7 p.m.