Foothill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 49-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the American Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 694th, while the Eagles are ranked 169th).
American found their leader in sophomore Shirina Shi, who went 11 for 25 en route to 25 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Shi has scored at least a third of American's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anika Batra, who posted four points and ten boards.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for American, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Foothill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-23 loss against California on the 4th. American has also already played their next game, a 37-33 win against Mission San Jose on the 5th.
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