The American Eagles will square off against the San Mateo Bearcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times American and Newark Memorial have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Eagles took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.
Dillon Hsiao
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Dillon Hsiao was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of American's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 1-11 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, San Mateo entered their tilt with El Camino on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Colts by a score of 5-1.
Christian Louie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, San Mateo's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Julian Bleess, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Hayato Nishiyama was another, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
American's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for San Mateo, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
American came out on top in a nail-biter against San Mateo when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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