Softball Recap: Las Plumas Thunderbirds vs. Gridley Bulldogs
Las Plumas waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Gridley Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for Las Plumas, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kendal Headley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lexi Hobbs, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylee Teixera, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
On Gridley's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kay Pruitt, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Avery Mendenhall was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Las Plumas pushed their record up to 20-4-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gridley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Las Plumas will head out on the road to take on Oroville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Las Plumas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Gridley, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Orland at 4:00 p.m. Gridley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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