The Vidor Pirates will challenge the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Vidor 3.7, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Vidor's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Bridge City hitters got past them. Vidor lost 18-7 to Bridge City on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pirates have suffered against the Cardinals since April 9, 2021.
Noah Rains stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of David Davis, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Vidor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Little Cypress-Mauriceville). They blew past West Orange-Stark 26-1 on Friday. Considering the Bears have won 12 contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Vidor and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
Vidor skirted past Little Cypress-Mauriceville 1-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Vidor repeat their success, or does Little Cypress-Mauriceville has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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