American hasn't had much luck against Moreau Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The American Eagles will host the Moreau Catholic Mariners at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
American is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Washington on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. American was dealt a 73-41 loss at the hands of Washington. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered against the Huskies since January 14, 2023.
Meanwhile, Moreau Catholic ended up a good deal behind Inderkum on Saturday and lost 74-56. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Tigers are ranked 12th).
Moreau Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for American, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-17.
American was dealt a bruising 96-23 defeat at the hands of Moreau Catholic when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moreau Catholic's Kellen Hampton, who went 12 for 15 on his way to 26 points along with five boards and three steals. Now that American knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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