It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Las Plumas ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They blew past the Shasta Wolves 16-8. The victory continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won six in a row.

Adriana Heredia
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Las Plumas got a massive performance out of Adriana Heredia, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4. Those three runs gave Heredia a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Presley Carlson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Las Plumas hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts every time they've taken the field this season.
Las Plumas' record is now 6-1. As for Shasta, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, Las Plumas will square off against Lassen at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Las Plumas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season. As for Shasta, they will face off against Anderson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shasta has given up an average of 10.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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