Yucaipa has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Palm Springs Indians at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Yucaipa came up short against San Jacinto and fell 73-64.
Yucaipa's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Malik Young, who scored 31 points along with 5 assists, and Jonathan Campbell who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 21 rebounds. Young scored a full 48.4% of Yucaipa's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tristan Doty, who scored 4 points along with 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Palm Springs put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 55-41 victory over Warren. Given Palm Springs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Warren is ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yucaipa now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Palm Springs, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Yucaipa came out on top in a nail-biter against Palm Springs in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, sneaking past 39-36. Does Yucaipa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palm Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
