Ville Platte hasn't had much luck against Northwest recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ville Platte Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwest Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwest will be up against a hot Ville Platte team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Ville Platte blew past North Central, posting a 71-37 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Pine Prairie 57-15. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwest's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.5 points per game. As for Ville Platte, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Ville Platte came up short against Northwest when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 42-37. Can Ville Platte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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