Redlands East Valley lost against Yucaipa on January 9th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Redlands East Valley Wildcats took a 75-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yucaipa Thunderbirds. 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 501st, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 210th).
When it comes to explaining why Redlands East Valley lost, don't look at Demaj Moore. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 17 en route to 27 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dariel Bahamontes, who posted 15 points and seven rebounds.
Yucaipa's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaxon Lerma, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Malik Young, who went 7 for 15 en route to 20 points and five boards.
Redlands East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Yucaipa, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
The future could be bright for both Redlands East Valley and Yucaipa: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Redlands East Valley will try to hand Beaumont their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Yucaipa will look to extend Redlands' six-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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