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KAPLAN — Carter Petry doubled in Aiden Gaspard in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Kaplan High to a dramatic 8-7 walk-off win over David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy on Monday.
David Thibodaux led 6-0 after scoring five runs in the top of the third inning, but the Pirates scored three runs in the third and three in the fourth, trailing 7-6 after the Bulldogs had tacked on a run in the top of the fourth inning.

PATTERSON — The Kaplan Pirates have won four straight games after sweeping three games in a tournament hosted by Patterson High School.
The Pirates beat Welsh (5-4) on Tuesday, then won games in Patterson over Ellender (4-2), Franklin (12-3) and Patterson (10-6).

The North Vermilion Patriots got strong pitching performances from Aiden Leonard and Landon Duhon to sweep the final two games of their three-game series with Erath over the weekend.
Leonard allowed two hits and struck out nine while walking one batter over six shutout innings in a 7-0 win on Friday.
The Patriots then got a complete-game performance from Duhon to sweep the three-game set with a 6-1 win. Duhon allowed one run on two hits with eight strikeouts and a walk. Duhon also finished the earlier game, striking out three in one inning.