The Orland Trojans lost against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Orland was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to the Thunderbirds. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Orland in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Orland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Zach Story. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds. Story has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Lister, who scored nine points.
Leading Las Plumas to victory were T.J. Thompson and Martin Soria. Thompson scored 17 points, while Soria scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Elijah Laster, who scored five points along with four steals.
Orland's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Las Plumas, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Orland will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oroville is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for Las Plumas, they will head out on the road to challenge the Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Corning focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Tuesday.
