Oroville hasn't had much luck against Las Plumas recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Oroville Tigers will challenge the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oroville is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-63 heartbreaker at the hands of Orland.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Las Plumas' strategy against Live Oak on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Las Plumas blew Live Oak out of the water with a 62-34 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Thunderbirds had established a 27 point advantage.
Oroville better keep an eye on T.J. Thompson. He was instrumental in Las Plumas' win, putting up 17 points and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Thompson a new career-high. Casmir Jones was another key player, going 6 of 13 on his way to 17 points.
Las Plumas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Oroville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Oroville ended up a good deal behind Las Plumas in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 61-43. Can Oroville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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