The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will challenge the Corning Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Las Plumas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Corning better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Las Plumas really get things going. Las Plumas' defense stepped up to hand Oroville a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Tigers are ranked 1072nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Las Plumas' offense was hitting Oroville from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Nathan Grozea led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Corning hasn't lost a match since December 13, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They and Gridley finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Corning's draw makes their record 10-1-3 this season. As for Las Plumas, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1-2.
Las Plumas beat Corning 2-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Las Plumas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Corning turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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