American had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took down the Harker Eagles 70-56 on Wednesday. This was payback for American, who suffered a 49-43 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Arman Mahavni was a one-man wrecking crew for American as he dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Mahavni a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Dylan JaWei Lee, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.
American was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harker only racked up 11.
Harker lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Advay Monga, who had 16 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Bowen Xia, who earned 14 points in addition to four steals.
Harker now has a losing record at 1-2.
American didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-51 win against Evergreen Valley on the 6th. Harker has also already played their next match, a 73-24 victory against James Lick on the 6th.
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