Bridge City Cardinals (Bridge City, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears (Orange, TX), 2-1 in a league challenge.

The Cardinals now own a 16-11 record. They take the field next when they travel to Vidor for a 4A Region III District 19 challenge on Tuesday, April 11.

With the loss, Little Cypress-Mauriceville falls to 16-5 on the campaign. The Bears host Vidor (Vidor, TX) to battle the Pirates in a 4A Region III District 19 challenge on Thursday, April 6. The Pirates enter the challenge with a record of 5-6. Vidor won 14-4 in their recent league challenge against Silsbee (Silsbee, TX)