After flying high against South Hills last Thursday, Summit came back down to earth. The Summit SkyHawks lost to the Yucaipa Thunderbirds on the road by a 66-51 margin on Monday. The SkyHawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Yucaipa was led to victory by Jaxon Lerma and Jake Lane. Lerma went 6 of 7 en route to 15 points and seven assists, while Lane went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Lane a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Montoya, who posted seven points.
Summit's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-5. As for Yucaipa, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Summit won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Arrowhead Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Arrowhead Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season. As for Yucaipa, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Citrus Valley at 7:00 p.m.
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