Football Game Preview: Bridge City Cardinals vs. Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears

The Bridge City Cardinals will face off against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bridge City comes in on seven and Little Cypress-Mauriceville on four.

It was a proper cat-fight when Bridge City duked it out with Livingston on Friday. The Cardinals blew past the Lions 33-13. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.

Bridge City's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abraham Munguia, who picked up 200 receiving yards and two TDs. Munguia showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 66 yards. Hudson Hoffman was another key signal caller, throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns.

Koby Dean

Total Tackles

08/29/25 @ Buna	3
10/10/25 vs Hardin-Jefferson	5
09/05/25 vs Kirbyville	6
10/03/25 @ Vidor	8
09/12/25 @ Orangefield	9

Another reason for the win was Bridge City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Koby Dean was especially locked on to Livingston's QB and sacked him three times. Dean also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Livingston's side was Bryce Breeden, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Little Cypress-Mauriceville was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Liberty 52-7. The contest marked the Bears' most dominant victory of the season.

Bridge City's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Bridge City couldn't quite finish off Little Cypress-Mauriceville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 and fell 21-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Bears' Braylon Lewis, who rushed for 107 yards, and also threw for 71 yards and one TD. Now that the Cardinals know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.