The Las Plumas Thunderbirds came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Orland 66-50. That's another feather in the cap for Las Plumas, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Las Plumas got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Laster out in front who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. That's the first time this season that Laster scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of T.J. Thompson, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds.
Las Plumas is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Orland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.
Las Plumas will be playing at home against Corning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Corning is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Orland, they will head out on the road to take on Oroville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oroville is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
