The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears will face off against the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Kelly Catholic let them put that streak behind them. Little Cypress-Mauriceville blew past Kelly Catholic 9-4 on Friday. Considering the Bears' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Hamshire-Fannett had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Silsbee a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Longhorns' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Tigers are ranked 188th).
Little Cypress-Mauriceville's win bumped their record up to 2-6-1. As for Hamshire-Fannett, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-7.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville skirted past Hamshire-Fannett 2-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Little Cypress-Mauriceville repeat their success, or does Hamshire-Fannett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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