Football Preview: Warren Bears vs. Downey Vikings
The Warren Bears's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Downey Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Warren will be hoping to continue their six-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Warren is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Bellflower at home to the tune of 52-0 on Friday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 890th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Downey entered their tilt with Dominguez on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Dons 35-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Downey's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Oscar Rios, who threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and Bernardo Blanco, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Blanco is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Desmin Joshway-Fairley, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Warren's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Downey, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Warren beat Downey 28-21 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Warren repeat their success, or does Downey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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