Basketball Recap: Malik Young Leads Yucaipa to Victory over Colony

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2024, 11:58pm

Basketball Recap: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. Colony Titans

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Colony came into Monday's contest looking for another win against Yucaipa, but Malik Young wouldn't allow it. The Yucaipa Thunderbirds took down the Colony Titans 60-46 on Monday thanks in part to Young, who went 7 for 14 en route to 21 points plus seven assists and four steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game.

Young wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Yucaipa was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Several Titans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jackson Cain, who went 5 for 12 en route to 10 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Buenaseda, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.

The victory made it two in a row for Yucaipa and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Colony, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Arrowhead Christian the next time they take the court. Colony will head out to face Arrowhead Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while Yucaipa will head out to face them at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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