Basketball Preview: Palm Springs Indians vs. Yucaipa Thunderbirds
The Palm Springs Indians will square off against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Palm Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Northview to the tune of 67-16 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Indians who have now won three matchups in a row.
Meanwhile, Yucaipa had just enough and edged Colony out 84-81 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
It was another big night for Malik Young, who went 13 for 21 en route to 33 points plus five assists and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Yucaipa's points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Campbell, who went 10 for 13 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds.
Yucaipa was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Palm Springs' victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Yucaipa, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Palm Springs was able to grind out a solid win over Yucaipa in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 60-52. Will Palm Springs repeat their success, or does Yucaipa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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