Amari Carr (9) scores on an RBI single from Emmett Lafleur (13) to give the Ville Platte 7U Coach Pitch All Stars a 4-2 lead over Shelby County in the Dixie Youth Region III World Series. Shelby County, though, won 9-8 in extra innings, on Saturday, July 22, and eliminated Ville Platte from the tournament. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
CENTER, Texas – The Ville Platte 7U Dixie Youth All-Stars gave it everything they had in their World Series encounter.
They proved their ability to hang with the best, going undefeated in pool play and taking down the Alabama state champions in bracket play.
But, ultimately, their season was finished before they wanted to and were eliminated in bracket play. Th…
