Las Plumas hasn't had much luck against Corning recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will challenge the Corning Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Las Plumas is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Las Plumas and Orland were almost perfectly matched up, but Las Plumas suffered a 7-6 defeat.
Las Plumas wouldn't let Orland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Colton Bice, Kyle Hipchen, and Derek Hultz picked up one apiece. Hipchen also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Corning duked it out withLive Oak on Friday. Corning blew past Live Oak 35-0 at home. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 35 points or more this season.
Corning's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleb Flournoy, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Flournoy's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Ward, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Corning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Live Oak only rushed for 54.
Las Plumas' loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Corning, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Everything went Las Plumas' way against Corning when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Las Plumas made off with a 41-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Corning's Devin Williams, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Las Plumas to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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