Las Plumas has gone 8-2 against Corning recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Corning will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Las Plumas extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds' pitcher stepped up to hand Gridley a 10-0 shutout. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matches by six runs or more this season.

Kyler Storey
05/06/25 vs Gridley | 6 |
05/02/25 @ Live Oak | 10 |
04/16/25 @ Orland | 9 |
04/15/25 vs Roseville | 5 |
Kyler Storey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Las Plumas got a big performance out of Marli Benedict, who went 1-for-2 with three runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI Benedict has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Atteberry, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Las Plumas hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Corning had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Oroville on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-1 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Cardinals have posted against the Tigers since March 25, 2022.
Las Plumas pushed their record up to 22-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Corning, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-16.
Everything went Las Plumas' way against Corning in their previous matchup back in April, as Las Plumas made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunderbirds since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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