Gridley has gone 8-1 against Las Plumas recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Gridley Bulldogs will host the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. Gridley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Gridley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Live Oak 49-3. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
Gus Stogsdill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Sherwood, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Gridley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Live Oak only rushed for 62.
Meanwhile, a win for Las Plumas just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of Corning. The Thunderbirds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-7.
Gridley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Las Plumas, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-4.
Gridley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Las Plumas in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 22-17 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Las Plumas' Hargis Billyos, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Gridley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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