The Oroville Tigers lost against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. Oroville ended up on the wrong side of a tough 70-45 walloping at the hands of Las Plumas. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Oroville in their matchups with Las Plumas: they've now lost eight in a row.
Oroville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ethan Broussard, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds. Brayden Campbell was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
T.J. Thompson was his usual excellent self, scoring 31 points for Las Plumas. The matchup was Thompson's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Casmir Jones, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Oroville's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 6-10. As for Las Plumas, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oroville will take on Corning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Las Plumas, they will head out on the road to face off against Orland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
