In Thursday's league bout, the Northwest Raiders (Opelousas, LA) baseball team trounced the visiting Ville Platte Bulldogs (Ville Platte, LA), by a count of 17-3.

The Raiders now own a 6-17 record. They take the field next when they travel to Elizabeth for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 21. Northwest will clash with a Bulldogs team coming off a 18-3 non-league win over Northside (Lafayette, LA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 18-2.

With the defeat, Ville Platte drops to 1-9 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Northside (Lafayette, LA) to clash with the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 23. The Vikings go into the challenge with a record of 2-6. Northside lost 18-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Elizabeth (Elizabeth, LA)