The American Eagles suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They were beaten by Moreau Catholic 73-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat American has suffered against Moreau Catholic since January 7, 2020.
Despite the loss, American still got an impressive performance from Kiratraj Sanghera, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 37% of American's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Dylan JaWei Lee was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
American's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Moreau Catholic, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with that win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
American will challenge Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Moreau Catholic on the road again on Monday and play against Redwood at 8:45 a.m. on January 15th. Redwood presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Moreau Catholic in California (Redwood is ranked 89th, while Moreau Catholic is ranked 207th).
