The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will take on the Corning Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Plumas will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Las Plumas is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Live Oak 17-2 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won ten matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Adalyna Medrano
| 04/03/25 vs Live Oak | 3 |
| 03/29/25 vs Shasta | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Lassen | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Shasta | 1 |
| 03/10/25 vs Marysville | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Adalyna Medrano, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Kendal Headley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Corning faced off against Oroville on Friday. The Cardinals walked away with a 12-9 win over the Tigers.
Corning got a massive performance out of Miley Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Sienna Munoz was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Corning always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Las Plumas' victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Corning, their victory bumped their record up to 2-10.
Corning's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Las Plumas has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Corning, though, as they've been averaging 11.5 hits. Given Las Plumas' sizable advantage in that area, the Cardinals will need to find a way to close that gap.
Las Plumas took their win against Corning in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-1 score. Will the Thunderbirds repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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