Irvington is 8-2 against American since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Irvington Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the American Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Irvington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses.
Irvington pushed their score all the way to 66 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their rough 88-66 defeat to Moreau Catholic might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Irvington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 867th, while Moreau Catholic is ranked 127th).
American has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 59-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kennedy on Wednesday.
Irvington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-19. As for American, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Irvington beat American 58-51 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irvington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
