Preview: Lumberton vs. Bridge City
Lumberton is 10-0 against Bridge City since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lumberton Raiders will look to defend their home pitch against the Bridge City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Bridge City took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lumberton, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Lumberton's game was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Little Cypress-Mauriceville. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lumberton.
They hit Little Cypress-Mauriceville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andrew Hansen,
Santi Troncoso, and
Luke Cody.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Bridge City were a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Vidor by a score of 1-0.
Lumberton's victory bumped their record up to 4-2-6. As for Bridge City, they now have a losing record at 4-5-3.
Lumberton took their victory against Bridge City when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lumberton repeat their success, or does Bridge City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.