American lost against Newark Memorial back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The American Eagles suffered a rough 17-2 loss at the hands of the Newark Memorial Cougars. American has not had much luck with Newark Memorial recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
American saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mya Anderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played.
On Newark Memorial's side, Addyson Waterhouse was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Waterhouse was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Mahlyah Sao was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kayla Presley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
American's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Newark Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
American will be playing at home against Kennedy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Newark Memorial, they will head out on the road to square off against Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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