The Red Bluff Spartans will take on the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Red Bluff has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Las Plumas will come in with four straight wins.
Friday just wasn't the day for Red Bluff's offense. They lost 5-0 to Pleasant Valley on Friday. While losing is never fun, Red Bluff can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 481st, while Pleasant Valley are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Las Plumas). Everything went their way against Gridley on Thursday as they made off with an 8-1 victory. The score was close at halftime, but Las Plumas pulled away in the second half with six goals.
Their offense was hitting Gridley from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Gabriella Robertson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Las Plumas' win bumped their record up to 12-4-3. As for Red Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7-4.
Red Bluff skirted past Las Plumas 1-0 in their previous matchup back in December of 2025. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Thunderbirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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