The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears will face off against the Jasper Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Little Cypress-Mauriceville turned things around against Vidor on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Jasper had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Jasper who was credited with the win. Jasper got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Silsbee's two. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Tigers are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jasper's one-goal win came courtesy of Axel Villarreal, who's now up to three this season.
Jasper pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville came out on top in a nail-biter against Jasper when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Does Little Cypress-Mauriceville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jasper turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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