American Eagles (Fremont, CA) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Newark Memorial Cougars (Newark, CA), 60-51 in a league bout.

With the victory, American upgrades its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to James Logan (Union City, CA) to play the Colts in a bout on Monday, January 30. The Colts come into the bout with a record of 1-3. James Logan won 55-50 in their recent league bout against American (Fremont, CA)