Soccer Game Preview: Bridge City vs. Little Cypress-Mauriceville

The Bridge City Cardinals will face off against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bridge City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville will be up against a hot Bridge City squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Bridge City came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Silsbee. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Tigers are ranked 621st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Austin Bellanger and Nate Stafford scored both of Bridge City's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.

Meanwhile, while the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Little Cypress-Mauriceville who was credited with the victory on Tuesday. Little Cypress-Mauriceville got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Hardin-Jefferson's three.

Bridge City's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8.

Everything went Bridge City's way against Little Cypress-Mauriceville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Bridge City made off with a 4-1 win. Does Bridge City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Little Cypress-Mauriceville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.