The Pierce Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Gridley Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Pierce is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Valley as Pierce made off with a 9-2 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bears needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, Gridley hasn't lost a match since January 28th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Las Plumas a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Las Plumas with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Giovanni Garcia, Eddie Rodriguez, and Jonathan Axume.
Gridley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Pierce, their win bumped their record up to 6-9.
Pierce suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Gridley when the teams last played back in January. Can Pierce avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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