Early burst leads VPHS to district upset of PPHS

  • Ville Platte’s Sam Walker (10) stands tall in the batters’ box. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Ville Platte’s Sam Walker (10) stands tall in the batters’ box. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE — They certainly didn’t make it easy on themselves in the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Ville Platte Bulldogs used seven runs scored in the first three innings to hold on to a 10-8 road upset of the Pine Prairie Panthers on Thursday night. Ville Platte held a 7-1 advantage after three innings and saw Pine Prairie make them sweat, as the Bulldogs…

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