The Washington Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the American Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Washington and seven for American.
Washington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Mission San Jose on Tuesday. They fell 4-0 to the Warriors. The shutout was out of character for the Huskies seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Meanwhile, American fell victim to James Logan and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Colts, falling 15-0.
American saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylynn Rice, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
American's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
American's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Washington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for American, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Washington keep running through batters, or will the Eagles buck the trend?
Everything went Washington's way against American in their previous meeting back in March, as Washington made off with a 15-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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