The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears will challenge the Lindale Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Little Cypress-Mauriceville will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Little Cypress-Mauriceville beat Lumberton 35-25. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Raiders are ranked 581st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braylon Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Khayden Reed was Lewis' top target, picking up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jackson Smith and Reed.
Lindale's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Pine Tree on Friday. Lindale really took it to Henderson for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-0 win. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.5 points per game. As for Lindale, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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