Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears (Orange, TX) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting West Orange-Stark Mustangs (Orange, TX), 81-51 in a league bout.

With the win, Little Cypress-Mauriceville upgrades its record to 19-9 on the season. The Bears travel to Silsbee (Silsbee, TX) to clash with the Tigers in a 4A Region III District 19 bout on Friday, January 20. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 14-12. Silsbee won 94-64 in their recent league bout against West Orange-Stark (Orange, TX)

Next up, the Mustangs clash with the Bridge City Cardinals (Bridge City, TX) in a 4A Region III District 19 bout, on Friday, January 20. West Orange-Stark will attempt to upgrade on its 1-17 season record. The Cardinals go into the bout with a 16-12 record after their 57-38 league win over Jasper (Jasper, TX).