Lumberton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Lumberton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Bridge City last Friday. They suffered a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Little Cypress-Mauriceville gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Silsbee as Little Cypress-Mauriceville made off with a 17-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Little Cypress-Mauriceville sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Tessa Erickson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Erickson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jacelyn Cook was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Keylie Washburn was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Lumberton has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, they pushed their record up to 23-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Lumberton came up short against Little Cypress-Mauriceville in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 11-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little Cypress-Mauriceville's Ella Stephenson, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Lumberton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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