Softball Recap: Little Cypress-Mauriceville Extends Winning Streak to Ten

Bears

Margin (Wins)

03/04/25 @ West Orange-Stark	20
02/15/25 vs Lamar	19
03/11/25 @ Lumberton	17
03/28/25 vs West Orange-Stark	15
02/21/25 vs Terry	15

Little Cypress-Mauriceville had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They blew past the Lumberton Raiders 11-1. Considering the Bears have won 15 contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Ella Stephenson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendall Jones, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Asia Woodson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lumberton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11-1.

Looking ahead, Little Cypress-Mauriceville will square off against Silsbee at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games the Tigers have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Lumberton, they are taking a road trip to take on West Orange-Stark at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.69 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.