Basketball Recap: Colony Titans vs. Yucaipa Thunderbirds
Colony scored the most points they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Yucaipa Thunderbirds by a score of 84-81. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Titans have suffered since December 2, 2023.
Despite the loss, Colony still got an impressive performance from Carter Johnson, who shot 4-for-5 from long range and dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Johnson has become a key player for Colony: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight rebounds, but 0-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Arredondo, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points.
Even though they lost, Colony was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Malik Young, who went 13 for 21 en route to 33 points plus five assists and three steals for Yucaipa. Young's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Campbell, who went 10 for 13 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds.
Colony's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Yucaipa, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Colony will be taking part in a tournament against Murrieta Mesa at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Murrieta Mesa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season. As for Yucaipa, they will venture away from home to challenge Palm Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Yucaipa's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
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