It was a good run, but Las Plumas unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (39-34), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 516th, while the Cougars are ranked 167th).
| 01/11/25 vs Weed | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Yreka | 2 |
| 01/07/25 vs Enterprise | 1 |
| 12/21/24 vs Orland | 5 |
Despite the defeat, Las Plumas had strong showings from Ava Hepworth, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 17 boards, and Isabelle Olivares, who posted ten points in addition to five boards and five steals. With that strong performance, Olivares is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Liliana Carrillo, who put up seven points and five rebounds.
Las Plumas' loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Weed, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
Las Plumas will host Gridley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Weed, they will head out on the road to challenge Mt. Shasta at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Weed is facing Mt. Shasta at the right time seeing as Mt. Shasta is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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