Las Plumas is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Orland is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will welcome the Orland Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Las Plumas strolled past Corning with points to spare, taking the game 37-22. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 460th, while the Cardinals are ranked 1121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Orland's strategy against Gridley on Friday. Everything went Orland's way against Gridley as Orland made off with a 52-27 win. The Trojans pushed the score to 43-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Las Plumas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for Orland, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Las Plumas strolled past Orland in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 37-19. Will Las Plumas repeat their success, or does Orland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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