Little Cypress-Mauriceville proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 31) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bridge City Cardinals , sneaking past 21-18. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
The critical scores for Little Cypress-Mauriceville came from Evan Worster and Jonah Fuller. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Lewis, who rushed for 107 yards.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville wouldn't let Bridge City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Little Cypress-Mauriceville can thank Tucker Floyd and Marek Lloyd for forcing both of them. Floyd is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season.
When it comes to explaining why Bridge City lost, don't look at Ashton Sumrall. Despite the final result, he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. As for Bridge City, they moved to 7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Little Cypress-Mauriceville will challenge Hargrave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hargrave will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Bridge City, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against Liberty at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bridge City's defense has only allowed 13.1 points per game this season, so Liberty's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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