After flying high against Redlands East Valley last Tuesday, Yucaipa came back down to earth. The Yucaipa Thunderbirds fell just short of the Redlands Terriers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Thunderbirds were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Terriers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Yucaipa started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-9.
Yucaipa's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Redlands, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when Yucaipa Thunderbirds duke it out with Aquinas Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Redlands, they will host Beaumont at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beaumont will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Redlands surely won't give up without a fight.
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