American had lost seven straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 5-18 to make it eight. They lost 7-1 to the James Logan Colts. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Colts this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on Wednesday.
As for James Logan, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
For James Logan's part, Ben Towers tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. Towers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Yau, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Lester Miranda was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
As of now, neither American nor James Logan have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
