Softball Game Preview: American Eagles vs. Newark Memorial Cougars

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 9:41am

Softball Preview: American Eagles vs. Newark Memorial Cougars

American is 2-8 against Newark Memorial since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The American Eagles will be playing at home against the Newark Memorial Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

American's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mission San Jose on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, Newark Memorial also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell 5-0 to James Logan on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Newark Memorial in their matchups with James Logan: they've now lost four in a row.

American's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Newark Memorial, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7.

American might still be hurting after the 18-8 loss they got from Newark Memorial in their previous meeting back in March. Will American have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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