Redlands East Valley is 8-2 against Citrus Valley since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Redlands East Valley Wildcats will host the Citrus Valley Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. Redlands East Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Citrus Valley likes a good challenge.
Redlands East Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They really took it to Beaumont for the full four quarters, racking up an 86-53 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 27 point advantage.
| 01/30/25 vs Beaumont | 25 |
| 01/28/25 @ Yucaipa | 15 |
| 01/23/25 vs Cajon | 30 |
| 01/21/25 @ Redlands | 27 |
Redlands East Valley can attribute much of their success to Dariel Bahamontes, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 boards, and Demaj Moore, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds. The match was Bahamontes' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Mason Young was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 15 points.
Redlands East Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Citrus Valley was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 54-53 to Cajon. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 754th, while the Cowboys are ranked 362nd).
Redlands East Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for Citrus Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Redlands East Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Citrus Valley when the teams last played back in January, winning 58-49. Does Redlands East Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Citrus Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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