Softball Game Preview: Little Cypress-Mauriceville Heads Out

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 10:33am

Softball Preview: Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears vs. Gilmer Buckeyes

The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears are on the road again on Saturday to play the Gilmer Buckeyes at 4:00 p.m. Little Cypress-Mauriceville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Gilmer's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Gilmer onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Considering Little Cypress-Mauriceville has won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

The result came thanks to Tessa Erickson's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks.

At the plate, Lexis Moss was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacelyn Cook, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Gilmer, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-11-2.

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