The American Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Mission San Jose Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. American is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, American got the win against Irvington by a conclusive 12-6.
Logan Pagsolingan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Pagsolingan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pagsolingan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordon Jacobs, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Amber Hillman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mission San Jose has not done well against Newark Memorial recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Mission San Jose had just enough and edged Newark Memorial out 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Mission San Jose as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Like American, Mission San Jose also got a great game from a two-way player: Hailey Pan. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off 13 hits. Pan was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Amanda Deng was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Anjali Singh was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
American's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-13. As for Mission San Jose, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-7.
American couldn't quite finish off Mission San Jose in their previous matchup back in March and fell 5-3. Can American avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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