The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will square off against the Red Bluff Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Las Plumas took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Oroville to the tune of 44-0. The game marked the Thunderbirds' most dominant win of the season.
Las Plumas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Austin Layfayette and Bryson Ruff.
Meanwhile, Red Bluff entered their tilt with Chico on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 49-21. Considering the Spartans have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Kayden Leaf, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 114 yards on only nine passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Zach Shaver was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Red Bluff's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Bryce Owens and Cooper Gantenbein, who racked up four sacks between them. Owens has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last eight times he's played. Jaret Bridwell was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Red Bluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Red Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Las Plumas, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
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