The Live Oak Lions will square off against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Live Oak ended up a good deal behind Orland and lost 69-53. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Las Plumas). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Gridley 82-55. 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 came from a few key players Live Oak will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was T.J. Thompson, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 22 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. Those eight assists gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Casmir Jones, who went 8 of 13 en route to 22 points and five rebounds.
Las Plumas was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Las Plumas is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, 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 Live Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Live Oak was taken down by Las Plumas 73-38 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Live Oak, Martin Soria (who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points along with eight assists and six boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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