Yucaipa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 61-39 to the San Juan Hills Stallions. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Stallions are ranked 126th).
Johanna Thames and Brianna Elgan certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Thames went 6 of 14 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds, while Elgan posted 13 points and six rebounds.
Thunderbirds
| 12/04/24 vs San Juan Hills | 39-61 |
| 12/02/24 vs Esperanza | 34-55 |
| 11/22/24 @ San Jacinto | 38-53 |
Even though they lost, Yucaipa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
San Juan Hills was led to victory by Anna Shreeve and Ellasyn Hunter. Shreeve went 7 of 16 on her way to 17 points along with eight boards and seven steals, while Hunter went 5 of 7 on her way to 12 points and six steals. Hunter is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Campbell, who put up nine points and five rebounds.
Yucaipa's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for San Juan Hills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Yucaipa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-40 defeat against Oak Hills on the 5th. As for San Juan Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 46-36 loss against Villa Park on the 6th.
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