Basketball Recap: Andrea Guillen's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Gridley over Las Plumas

Gridley lost against Las Plumas back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Gridley Bulldogs lost 53-33 to the Las Plumas Thunderbirds. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered against the Thunderbirds since January 21, 2022.

Gridley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Andrea Guillen, who posted six points.

Las Plumas was led to victory by Ava Hepworth and Liliana Carrillo. Hepworth dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Carrillo put up 12 points and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Carrillo a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Isabelle Olivares, who scored 11 points.

Gridley is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15. As for Las Plumas, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gridley has already played their next matchup (against Corning), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Las Plumas will head out to challenge Live Oak at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Live Oak: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Las Plumas has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.