Softball Preview: Las Plumas Thunderbirds vs. Gridley Bulldogs
The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Gridley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Las Plumas will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Monday, Las Plumas needed a bit of extra time to put away Colusa. They won by a run and slipped past the RedHawks 4-3.
Mckena Harvey was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 18 over eight innings pitched. Harvey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Harvey was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Harvey wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rylie Mcinturf, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, while it was Gridley who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Colusa who put up more. Gridley fell just short of Colusa by a score of 8-7.
Alexus Porcayo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Thompson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Las Plumas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4-2 record this season. As for Gridley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Las Plumas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Gridley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Las Plumas' way against Gridley when the teams last played two weeks ago as Las Plumas made off with a 14-0 victory. Will Las Plumas repeat their success, or does Gridley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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