Basketball Recap: Little Cypress-Mauriceville's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Tuesday

Little Cypress-Mauriceville won the last time they faced Jasper and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears strolled past the Jasper Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 58-41. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville's win bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Jasper, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville will square off against Bridge City at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Bridge City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. As for Jasper, they will head out on the road to take on West Orange-Stark at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.