Redlands East Valley has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Redlands East Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight games -- so hopefully Yucaipa likes a good challenge.
Even though Cajon scored an imposing 60 points on Friday, Redlands East Valley still came out on top. Redlands East Valley took their contest against Cajon 73-60. Given Redlands East Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while Cajon is ranked 628th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeremiah Ivens was his usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Caio Da Silva, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds.
Yucaipa posted their closest victory yet this season on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Beaumont and snuck past 43-40. The win made it back-to-back wins for Yucaipa.
Yucaipa's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaxon Lerma, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds and two steals, and Jonathan Campbell, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Campbell hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Tristan Doty was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Redlands East Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Yucaipa, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Redlands East Valley hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 67 points per game. It's a different story for Yucaipa, though, as they've been averaging only 57.5 points per game. The only thing between Redlands East Valley and another offensive beatdown is Yucaipa. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Redlands East Valley strolled past Yucaipa in their previous meeting on January 5th by a score of 75-56. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Yucaipa's Malik Young, who scored 22 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Redlands East Valley still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
