The Red Bluff Spartans will square off against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Las Plumas is hoping to do what Chico couldn't on Friday: put an end to Red Bluff's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Red Bluff blew past Chico 49-21. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Kayden Leaf was his usual excellent self, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 114 yards on only nine passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Zach Shaver was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Red Bluff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landon Kunau and Jaden Bommer. Bommer has been hot , having also posted at least one defended passe the last five times he's played. Another thorn in Chico's side was Bryce Owens, who picked up two sacks, made nine total tackles, and defended a pass.
Red Bluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Las Plumas, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-0 victory over Oroville. The match marked the Thunderbirds' most dominant win of the season.
Las Plumas' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Red Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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