Basketball Preview: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. Colony Titans
Two dominant guards in Malik Young and Jordan Buenaseda are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Yucaipa Thunderbirds will jump right back in to play the Colony Titans at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Yucaipa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Colony likes a good challenge.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Yucaipa faced off against Silverado on Friday. Yucaipa walked away with a 64-57 win over Silverado.
Yucaipa had a senior duo take command as Jonathan Campbell dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds and Young went 8 for 16 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Campbell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Lerma, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Colony slipped by Silverado 43-42 on Thursday. The 43-point effort marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colony to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Johnson, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Devon Thomas Jr., who had ten points.
Yucaipa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Colony, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Yucaipa has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Colony struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.2. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Yucaipa strolled past Colony in their previous matchup on Monday by a score of 60-46. Does Yucaipa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Colony turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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