After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Oak Hills, Yucaipa was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They snuck past the Redlands East Valley Wildcats with a 75-70 win. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Wildcats are ranked 501st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yucaipa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaxon Lerma, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Young, who went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points and five rebounds.
Lerma wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Yucaipa was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Redlands East Valley only racked up 12 assists.
Despite the loss, Redlands East Valley still got an impressive performance from Demaj Moore, who went 9 for 17 on his way to 27 points. Dariel Bahamontes was another key player, putting up 15 points and seven boards.
Yucaipa is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Redlands East Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
The future could be bright for both Yucaipa and Redlands East Valley: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Yucaipa will look to extend Redlands' six-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley will try to hand Beaumont their third-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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