American entered their matchup against Somerset Academy on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The American Patriots fell just short of the Somerset Academy Panthers by a score of 2-1.
Jamerikal Darden
| 03/17/25 vs Somerset Academy | 7 |
| 02/20/25 vs Hialeah | 6 |
| 03/06/25 vs Goleman | 5 |
| 03/15/25 vs Cooper City | 4 |
| 03/13/25 vs Miami Christian | 4 |
Jamerikal Darden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
American's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Somerset Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4-1 record this season.
American and Somerset Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. American (ranked 89th) will meet Goleman (ranked 429th) at 3:30 p.m. on April 1st. American will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Similarly, Somerset Academy will square off against Palmetto at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday up 217 places (99 vs. 316). American is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
