American is on a ten-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Irvington a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The American Eagles will take on the Irvington Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, American suffered a tough 12-5 defeat at the hands of Washington.
Jordon Jacobs made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Esther Wong was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Irvington fell victim to Mission San Jose and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 8-0 loss to the Warriors might stick with them for a while.
Irvington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gurleen Sidhu, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
American's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Irvington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. American has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Irvington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
American came up short against Irvington when the teams last played back in March, falling 11-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Irvington's Ixayana Vera, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that American knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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