It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Yucaipa Thunderbirds take on the Arrowhead Christian Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Yucaipa saw some tournament action on Monday. They took down Colony 60-46. The contest marked the Thunderbirds' most dominant victory of the season so far.
It was another big night for Malik 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Campbell, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Yucaipa was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 68-64 to Colony.
Arrowhead Christian now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Yucaipa, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Yucaipa didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Arrowhead Christian when the teams last played last Monday, but they still walked away with a 64-58 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Arrowhead Christian's Parker Distleberg, who went 10 for 15 en route to 24 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Yucaipa still be able to contain Distleberg? There's only one way to find out.
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