VILLE PLATTE -- The Ville Platte Dixie Youth T-Ball All-Stars got off to a fabulous start in the East Sub-District Tournament as they blew past Mamou 24-13 Thursday afternoon.
The All-Stars were scheduled to continue play with two more games on Friday, three more games on Saturday and their final two games on Sunday.
The Ville Platte Gazette will have full coverage of the remaining games in Thursday’s edition.
Ville Platte began the game with four runs in the top of the first.
Mamou responded with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning.
The Ville Platte offense switched into high gear over the next three innings. The All-Stars plated seven runs in the second inning, six runs in the third inning and seven more runs in the fourth inning.
Mamou tried to match the Ville Platte offense by scoring seven runs of their own in the bottom of the second. However, they were shut out in the bottom of the third and managed to put across only four runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Mamou will also conclude play this weekend.
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TRACEY JAGNEAUX