Basketball Game Preview: Pine Prairie Panthers vs. Ville Platte Bulldogs

Pine Prairie is 0-10 against Ville Platte since January of 2020 but things could change on Monday. The Pine Prairie Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ville Platte Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Pine Prairie took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 41-34 victory over Northside Christian.

Fans were treated to a Battle of the Bulldogs on Thursday. Ville Platte secured a 48-43 W over Iota. The win continues a trend for Ville Platte in their matchups with Iota: they've now won eight in a row.

Pine Prairie's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18. As for Ville Platte, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.

Pine Prairie took a serious blow against Ville Platte in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 100-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ville Platte's Damyrien Doucet, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 19 rebounds. Now that Pine Prairie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.