Northeast Jones split a pair of soccer games with Laurel Thursday night.
In the girls game, NEJ won 6-2, while in the guys game, Laurel won 3-1.
Morgan Pace led the scoring for NEJ with 2 goals, and an assist, Katie Johnson, Brianna Waller, Brooke Blackledge, Hayley Davidson, and Morgan Manzell all scored a goal apiece. Samantha Foreman and Manzell each had an assist.
With the win, the Lady Tigers improve to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the division.
For the Tigers, Seth English was the lone scorer.
The Tigers will be back in action tonight against Hattiesburg.
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