The Yucaipa Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Diamond Bar Brahmas at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Yucaipa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, Yucaipa was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to Palm Springs.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jonathan Campbell, who posted eight points and 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Lerma, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Diamond Bar came up short against Aliso Niguel on Tuesday and fell 67-56. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 585th, while the Wolverines are ranked 97th).
Diamond Bar's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Yucaipa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Yucaipa came up short against Diamond Bar in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, falling 65-55. Can Yucaipa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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