The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Colusa RedHawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Las Plumas' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Orland 6-0. The victory was nothing new for Las Plumas as they're now sitting on four straight.
Mckena Harvey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Harvey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Harvey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Lexi Hobbs was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rylie Mcinturf, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Colusa came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Bears as they made off with a 14-0 win.
Las Plumas' victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-4-2. As for Colusa, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Las Plumas was able to grind out a solid victory over Colusa when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Las Plumas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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