Las Plumas is 1-8 against Gridley since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Las Plumas Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to face off against the Gridley Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Las Plumas is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Corning on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Las Plumas was outmatched by Corning on the road and fell 42-14. The Thunderbirds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gridley). They breezed by Live Oak to the tune of 49-3 on Friday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Gus Stogsdill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Kaleb Sherwood was another key player, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Gridley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Live Oak only rushed for 62.
Las Plumas' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-4. As for Gridley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Las Plumas came up short against Gridley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 22-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stogsdill, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Las Plumas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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