Football Recap: Pine Prairie Comes Up Short

Pine Prairie extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 16 on Friday, dropping them down to 0-9. They took a blow against the Ville Platte Bulldogs, falling 38-0. If the Panthers were looking for revenge after losing 44-6 to the Bulldogs when the teams met back in November of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

As for Ville Platte, their record is now 4-5. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Ville Platte can attribute much of their success to Zion Thomas, who threw for 88 yards and three TDs on only eight passes. The dominant performance also gave Thomas a new career-high in passer rating (129.2).

Pine Prairie didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 58-0 loss against Mamou on the 7th. As for Ville Platte, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 48-6 defeat against Church Point on the 7th.