Citrus Valley lost against Yucaipa back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Citrus Valley Blackhawks took a 58-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yucaipa Thunderbirds. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 616th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 249th).
Several Blackhawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carmine Amaya, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Gaines, who scored six points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yucaipa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaxon Lerma, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. The match was Lerma's third in a row with at least ten points. Malik Young was another key player, putting up 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Citrus Valley dropped their record down to 5-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Yucaipa, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Citrus Valley and South Gate will round out the year against one another at at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Citrus Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for Yucaipa, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-52 win against Victor Valley on the 20th.
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