Little Cypress-Mauriceville has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 67-60 to the Silsbee Tigers on Friday. The Bears lost against the Tigers in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 77-48 score last time.
It was another big night for Ayana Washington, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 19 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals for Silsbee. Washington has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jena Warden, who went 8 of 18 en route to 19 points.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-7. As for Silsbee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-41 win against Jasper on the 14th. Silsbee has also already played their next matchup, a 72-32 victory against West Orange-Stark on the 14th.
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