Thunderbirds
| 01/14/25 vs Redlands | 62-32 |
| 01/09/25 @ Redlands East Valley | 69-59 |
| 01/07/25 vs Beaumont | 60-45 |
| 01/03/25 vs Norco | 69-67 |
| 12/30/24 vs Palm Desert | 61-60 |
| + 7 more games |
Yucaipa entered their tilt with Redlands on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They breezed by the Redlands Terriers to the tune of 62-32. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Terriers are ranked 1132nd), 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 5 of 6 on his way to 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Campbell, who went 5 for 7 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Yucaipa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Redlands had strong showings from Robert Crisostomo, who posted six points, and Kallen Gragg, who scored 13 points.
Yucaipa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Redlands, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-14.
Yucaipa will head out to challenge Cajon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yucaipa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Cajon likes a good challenge. Redlands has already played their next contest (against Beaumont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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