Little Cypress-Mauriceville had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Longhorns are ranked 148th).
Chris Augustine was nothing short of spectacular for Hamshire-Fannett: he rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown. Augustine got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible51 yards.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Silsbee at 7:30 p.m. As for Hamshire-Fannett, they will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge Hitchcock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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