The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will head out to face off against the Gridley Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Las Plumas' offense. They fell just short of Corning by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Las Plumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1011th, while Corning are ranked 195th).
Orland typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Gridley proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Trojans. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gridley.
Gridley's record is now 15-4. As for Las Plumas, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-12-3 record this season.
Las Plumas might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Gridley in their previous meeting back in January. Can the Thunderbirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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