Redlands East Valley is 8-2 against the Terriers since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Redlands East Valley Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Redlands Terriers at 6:45 p.m. Redlands East Valley will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Even though Citrus Valley scored an imposing 65 points on Wednesday, Redlands East Valley still came out on top. Redlands East Valley strolled past the Blackhawks with points to spare, taking the game 83-65. Given Redlands East Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 715th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeremiah Ivens was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 16 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Darrell Green, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, Redlands' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. Their tough 61-35 defeat to Beaumont might stick with them for a while. Redlands has not had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Redlands East Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Redlands, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.
Redlands East Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Terriers in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 65-59 victory. Will Redlands East Valley repeat their success, or do the Terriers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
