Softball Recap: Little Cypress-Mauriceville Continues Road Dominance on Tuesday

Bears

Margin (Wins)

03/04/25 @ West Orange-Stark	20
02/15/25 vs Lamar	19
03/11/25 @ Lumberton	17
03/01/25 vs Grand Saline	10
02/14/25 vs Humble	10

Little Cypress-Mauriceville lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Lumberton, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's contest. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears put the hurt on the Lumberton Raiders with a sharp 20-3 victory on Tuesday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville got a massive performance out of Keylie Washburn, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave Washburn a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jill Brown, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

Washburn wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Little Cypress-Mauriceville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive games.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lumberton, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville will head out on the road to face off against Silsbee at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Little Cypress-Mauriceville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Silsbee's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lumberton, they will be playing at home against West Orange-Stark at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. West Orange-Stark has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.52 runs per game on average), something Lumberton will no doubt try to take advantage of.