Ville Platte travels to Eunice and takes home key victories

EUNICE -- It was an important night for both the Ville Platte Bulldogs and the Lady Bulldogs as they traveled to Bobcat country Tuesday night to take on Eunice High.
For the Lady Bulldogs, it was a chance to remain undefeated in District 5-3A play and continue to try and rise in the playoff ranking before the regular season comes to a close.
The Bulldogs needed a win to keep pace with the Northwest Raiders and have a shot at a district title down the stretch.
Both teams did what it needed to fulfill their end of the year destinies, as the Lady Bulldogs exploded past the Lady Bobcats 61-38 and the Bulldogs eased by the Bobcats in a 66-56 win.
Here is a rundown of those two games.

Ville Platte (G)
vs. Eunice
It was all Ville Platte from the start of the game. The Lady Bulldogs, behind the combined efforts of Tyreonna Doucet, Miya McKinney and Kealogah Calvin gave the Lady Bulldogs a 19-5 advantage after one quarter of play.
Ville Platte did not let up in the next two quarters, outscoring Eunice 28-16 to lead 48-21 at the end of three quarters of play.
Eunice did manage to outscore Ville Platte in the final quarter, but it was too little too late.
Doucet drained 22 points to lead Ville Platte, while McKinney and Calvin each chipped in 15 points.
Ville Platte is now 22-7 on the year and 8-0 in district

Ville Platte (B)
vs. Eunice
Ville Platte fell behind early, as they trailed Eunice 17-13 at the end of the first quarter.
The Bulldogs were only one point better in the second quarter and found themselves behind by three points, 32-29, as the first half ended.
But, it was the final two quarters that put Ville Platte over the top, as they outscored Eunice 23-16 in the third period and 14-8 in the final period to close out the win.
Jamal Byers led the Bulldogs with 17 points, while Martin Jason added 15 points.
Ville Platte moves to 19-6 on the year and 5-1 in district with the win.