There's no place like home for the American Eagles, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 46-35 win over Irvington on Friday. Given American's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while Irvington is ranked 861st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kiratraj Sanghera continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of American's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Bucko, who scored 12 points.
American's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Irvington, their defeat was their 13th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-20.
American didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-58 win vs. Redwood on the 14th. Irvington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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