Washington is 1-9 against American since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Washington Huskies will host the American Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Washington is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since January 3rd on Wednesday. They fell just short of Moreau Catholic by a score of 48-45.
Meanwhile, American waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They snuck past the Warriors with a 37-33 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Warriors are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
American pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Washington strolled past American in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 55-40. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was American's Shirina Shi, who went 10 for 23 en route to 28 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Washington still be able to contain Shi? There's only one way to find out.
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