Baseball Game Preview: Las Plumas Thunderbirds vs. Gridley Bulldogs

Las Plumas and Gridley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Gridley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Las Plumas, who comes in off a win.

Las Plumas is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over Live Oak on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won seven in a row.

Hunter George

Earned Runs

02/25/25 @ Marysville	3
04/04/25 vs Live Oak	1

Hunter George made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Las Plumas: the team is 2-0-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-6-1 otherwise. George was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Colsen Johnson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Gramps, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Las Plumas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Meanwhile, Gridley came up short against Palo Verde Valley on Thursday and fell 7-4.

Luis Murillo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Gridley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Las Plumas, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-2.