River City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 59-26 loss at the hands of the American Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Eagles are ranked 182nd).
Leading American to victory were Anika Batra and Shirina Shi. Batra went 6 of 8 en route to 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Shi went 7 for 16 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Batra has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Leann Wang, who posted seven points along with six boards and three steals.
River City's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for American, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
River City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 35-28 victory against Aptos on the 27th. As for American, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-37 win against Half Moon Bay on the 27th.
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