VP Majors fall despite home park advantage

  • Ville Platte Majors pitcher John Aaron Soileau lets a pitch fly in the finals of the Regional Tournament against Lakeshore. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Ville Platte Majors pitcher John Aaron Soileau lets a pitch fly in the finals of the Regional Tournament against Lakeshore. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
As the old saying goes, “lightening doesn’t strike twice.” That was the case this past weekend for the Dixie Youth South Regional Tournament at the Ville Platte/Evangeline Parish Recreational Complex as Ville Platte came from behind in thrilling fashion for a walk-off win against Jena to advance to the championship round but failed to muster a similar rally in the finals against Lakeshore as…

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