Bridge City Cardinals (Bridge City, TX) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears (Orange, TX), 69-49 in a league bout.

With the win, Bridge City upgrades its record to 15-10 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Vidor (Vidor, TX) to clash with the Pirates in a 4A Region III District 19 bout on Tuesday, January 9. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 13-10.

Next up, the Bears clash with the Vidor Pirates (Vidor, TX) in a 4A Region III District 19 bout, on Friday, January 5. Little Cypress-Mauriceville will attempt to upgrade on its 7-11 season record. The Pirates go into the bout with a 13-10 record after their 102-60 league loss to Silsbee (Silsbee, TX).