The Lindale Eagles will square off against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lindale's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 45-0 win over Henderson. Considering the Eagles have won three games by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Little Cypress-Mauriceville entered their tilt with Lumberton on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 35-25 victory over the Raiders. 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. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. 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 contests.
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.
Little Cypress-Mauriceville pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results 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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