Baseball Recap: American Triumphs

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask American). They had just enough and edged out the Mission San Jose Warriors 5-4 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since March 13, 2024.

Cooper Rice was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Dillon Hsiao was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

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Previous Games

03/21/25 - Home	5-4 W
03/28/24 - Home	8-1 W
03/26/24 - Home	9-0 W
04/06/23 - Away	6-3 W
04/04/23 - Home	6-1 W
+ 5 more games

American's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Mission San Jose, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coming up, American will be playing in front of their home fans against Amador Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. American's pitchers better be ready for this one: Amador Valley has averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season. As for Mission San Jose, they will head out to take on Irvington at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The contest will give Mission San Jose their first taste of in-conference action this season.