Thunderbirds
| 01/14/25 @ Gridley | 82 |
| 11/25/24 vs Weed | 76 |
| 01/02/25 vs Trinity | 69 |
| 12/03/24 vs Yuba City | 66 |
| 01/09/25 vs Yreka | 66 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Las Plumas). They claimed a resounding 82-55 victory over the Gridley Bulldogs. The Thunderbirds pushed the score to 68-40 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Las Plumas' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was T.J. Thompson, who went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points along with eight assists and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Thompson a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Casmir Jones, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Thompson wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Las Plumas was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Gridley lost on Tuesday, don't look at Max Tolman. Despite the final result, he posted 17 points. Tolman is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Bikram Kullar, who put up 11 points and five boards.
Las Plumas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Gridley, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-4.
Las Plumas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 62-34 victory against Live Oak on the 17th. As for Gridley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-40 win against Corning on the 17th.
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