Eagles
| 05/01/26 vs Newark Memorial | 2-1 |
| 04/29/26 vs Newark Memorial | 10-7 |
| 04/27/26 vs Mission San Jose | 10-2 |
| 04/24/26 vs Mission San Jose | 10-1 |
| 04/17/26 vs Irvington | 6-1 |
American had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Newark Memorial Cougars. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since March 13th.
Micah Boo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, American saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Yudashkin, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
American's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Newark Memorial, they dropped their record down to 12-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, American will challenge San Mateo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.8, the Bearcats 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Newark Memorial, they will square off against Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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