A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Redlands East Valley Wildcats take on the Beaumont Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Redlands East Valley is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They fell 69-59 to Yucaipa. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 205th).
Redlands East Valley might have lost, but man, Demaj Moore was a machine: he almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 42.4% of Redlands East Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Ethan Munar was another key player, going 5 for 7 on his way to 13 points.
Beaumont played in conference for the first time on Thursday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They came out on top against Citrus Valley by a score of 58-46.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Timothy Pilao and Carmine Amaya. Pilao had a great game and put up 21 points. Meanwhile, Amaya did his best for the losing side, going 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points.
Beaumont's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Redlands East Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Redlands East Valley ended up a good deal behind Beaumont in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 67-50. Can Redlands East Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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