If Las Plumas wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Corning, they should've done a better job of containing Jeff Mendros. The Corning Cardinals came out on top in a nail-biter against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds on Tuesday, sneaking past 45-42 thanks in part to Mendros, who went 7-for-16 on his way to 18 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Corning's points.
Alan De Lara
| 01/14/25 @ Oroville | 14 |
| 02/11/25 vs Las Plumas | 11 |
| 12/13/24 vs Paradise | 11 |
| 12/03/24 @ Yreka | 10 |
| 02/07/25 @ Orland | 9 |
| + 20 more games |
The team also got some help courtesy of Alan De Lara, who posted four points and 11 rebounds. He is becoming a predictor of Corning's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 3-1 (and 10-11 when he doesn't).
Las Plumas lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Casmir Jones, who had 16 points and five rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Noeh Morrison, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine boards.
Corning now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Las Plumas, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-9.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals duke it out with the Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Corning is facing Live Oak at the right time seeing as Live Oak is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Las Plumas, they will challenge Orland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Las Plumas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
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