The Las Plumas Thunderbirds won against the Orland Trojans on Thursday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Las Plumas walked away with a 58-45 win over Orland. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Las Plumas.
Las Plumas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from T.J. Thompson, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. Those seven rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Martin Soria, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Orland had strong showings from Dominick Bose, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds, and Zach Story, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. Bose also posted two blocks for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalil Coley, who scored six points.
Las Plumas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Orland, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Las Plumas won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Corning at 2:30 p.m. on January 6th. Hopefully Corning focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday. Orland won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Anderson at 1:00 p.m. on January 6th. Anderson is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
