A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Beaumont Cougars face off against the Redlands East Valley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Beaumont has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Beaumont took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 58-46 win over Citrus Valley.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Timothy Pilao and Carmine Amaya. Pilao had a great game and posted 21 points. Meanwhile, Amaya did his best for the losing side, going 5 of 11 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 69-59 to Yucaipa. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 205th).
Beaumont will have to contain Demaj Moore as he made an impact in Redlands East Valley's last game. He almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Moore's 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Munar, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points.
Beaumont's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Redlands East Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Beaumont strolled past Redlands East Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 67-50. Will Beaumont repeat their success, or does Redlands East Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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