It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Las Plumas can now relate to. They were beaten by the Foothill Cougars 73-42 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Cougars are ranked 165th).
Despite the loss, Las Plumas still got an impressive performance from T.J. Thompson, who posted 15 points. Jayden Webb was another key player, putting up seven points.
Even though they lost, Las Plumas was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their fifth loss (out of 23 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Matt Poulsen was his usual excellent self, shooting 54% from the field on his way to 18 points for Foothill. Thanks to that strong game, Poulsen now owns an excellent 45.3% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Trace Farrelly, who scored eight points and ten rebounds.
Las Plumas' defeat dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Las Plumas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Foothill, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-42 victory against Corning on the 26th.
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