The Summit SkyHawks will head out on the road to challenge the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Summit is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing South Hills: they outscored them in every quarter. Summit was the clear victor by a 70-49 margin over South Hills on Thursday. That looming 70-49 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the SkyHawks yet this season.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Yucaipa made off with a 76-75 win over Diamond Bar. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Brahmas are ranked 654th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Summit better focus on containing Malik Young and Jaxon Lerma as the pair were huge in Yucaipa's win. Young went 12 for 20 on his way to 27 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards, while Lerma went 5 of 11 on his way to 19 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The game was Young's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Campbell, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Yucaipa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Summit, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Everything went Summit's way against Yucaipa when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Summit made off with a 79-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summit since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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