Football Recap: Bridge City Cardinals vs. Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears
Bridge City suffered their closest loss since November 3, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears by a score of 21-18. The contest marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Bridge City still got an impressive performance from Ashton Sumrall, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Sumrall's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Bridge City's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Koby Dean was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
The critical scores for Little Cypress-Mauriceville came from Evan Worster and Jonah Fuller. Braylon Lewis was another key player, rushing for 107 yards.
Bridge City's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withLiberty at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They are coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Bridge City will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, they will head out to face off against Hargrave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hargrave's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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