Washington won the last time they faced American and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Washington Huskies walked away with a 63-56 victory over the American Eagles. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Eagles are ranked 753rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Washington to victory were James Fraizer and Esean Johnson. Fraizer went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and seven steals, while Johnson went 7 for 15 en route to 17 points. Fraizer is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Arwin Tati, who posted six points.
American's loss came despite strong showings from Dylan JaWei Lee and Arman Mahavni. Lee went 5 of 11 en route to 18 points and eight boards, while Mahavni dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. The game was Lee's third in a row with at least ten points. Arjun Gupta also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Washington has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for American, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-11.
Washington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 79-70 win against Irvington on the 16th. American has also already played their next game, a 96-23 defeat against Moreau Catholic on the 16th.
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