The American Eagles will take on the Valley Christian Vikings in a tournament on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, American came up short against Livermore and fell 58-50. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Cowboys are ranked 190th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 63 points the game before, Valley Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a blow against Hercules, falling 64-29.
American has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Valley Christian, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
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