The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will challenge the Gridley Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Las Plumas fought the good fight in their overtime match against Orland on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 82-81 to the Trojans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (61), the Thunderbirds still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Gridley waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They really took it to the Tigers for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-33 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Tigers are ranked 978th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gridley has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Las Plumas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7.
Everything came up roses for Las Plumas against Gridley in their previous matchup on January 14th, as the squad secured an 82-55 victory. Does Las Plumas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gridley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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