The Mansfield Wolverines will take on the Ville Platte Bulldogs on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mansfield sitting on five straight wins and Ville Platte on nine.
Mansfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Mamou 56-16. That looming 56-16 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wolverines yet this season.
Meanwhile, Ville Platte humbled Port Barre with a 50-14 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Red Devils are ranked 283rd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mansfield's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.8 points over those games. As for Ville Platte, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Mansfield strolled past Ville Platte in their previous meeting back in March of 2015 by a score of 60-44. Will Mansfield repeat their success, or does Ville Platte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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