Yucaipa has won three straight games at home, while Palm Desert has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Yucaipa Thunderbirds will take on the Palm Desert Aztecs in a tournament on Monday. One thing working in Yucaipa's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Yucaipa duked it out withArrowhead Christian on Saturday. Yucaipa came out on top against Arrowhead Christian by a score of 59-49. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Eagles are ranked 476th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/07/24 @ Bethel Christian | 22 |
| 12/28/24 vs Arrowhead Christian | 21 |
| 12/02/23 vs San Jacinto | 21 |
| 12/20/23 vs Indian Springs | 20 |
| 12/27/23 vs Kaiser | 17 |
Jonathan Campbell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 21 boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Lerma, who posted eight points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert beat Hillcrest 64-55 on Saturday.
Palm Desert has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Yucaipa, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Yucaipa couldn't quite finish off Palm Desert in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 53-50. Thankfully for Yucaipa, Coby Christensen (who put up 25 points and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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