Lumberton and Little Cypress-Mauriceville are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Lumberton Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lumberton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Livingston on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Meanwhile, Little Cypress-Mauriceville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They skirted past the Falcons 43-40. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly three points.
It was another big night for Braylon Lewis, who rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 112 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Kaden Boatman, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Lumberton strolled past Little Cypress-Mauriceville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-7. Does Lumberton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Little Cypress-Mauriceville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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