The Yucaipa Thunderbirds entered their tilt with the Citrus Valley Blackhawks with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Yucaipa walked away with a 73-61 win over Citrus Valley on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Leading Yucaipa to victory were Malik Young and Jonathan Campbell. Young scored 26 points along with five assists and five rebounds, while Campbell dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Young has scored at least a third of Yucaipa's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Lerma, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Jordan Davis and Jayden Call certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Davis scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, while Call scored 16 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Novaiah Little-Kong, who scored seven points along with six assists.
Yucaipa's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-14. As for Citrus Valley, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.
Yucaipa will head out on the road to square off against Bethel Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Averaging 57.36 points so far this season, Yucaipa's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Bethel Christian better be ready for a challenge. Citrus Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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