There's no place like home for the Beaumont Cougars, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They greeted the New Year with with a 65-51 victory over Yucaipa. Given Beaumont's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Yucaipa is ranked 733rd), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Beaumont to victory, but perhaps none more so than Payton Joseph, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The game was Joseph's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Vince tracy Capuras was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Despite the loss, Yucaipa still got an impressive performance from Jonathan Campbell, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. Campbell also posted two+ blocks for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Tristan Doty, who scored six points.
Beaumont's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Yucaipa, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 7-10.
Beaumont will square off against Citrus Valley at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Yucaipa, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Redlands East Valley at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Redlands East Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Wednesday.
