Baseball Recap: Downey Drops Season-High Score on Bellflower

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2025, 12:45am

Baseball Recap: Downey Vikings vs. Bellflower Buccaneers

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Team Score (Highest)

03/28/25 vs Bellflower13
03/12/25 vs Paramount10
03/03/25 @ Los Altos9
02/28/25 @ Lakewood8
03/17/25 vs Cerritos6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Downey). They put the hurt on the Bellflower Buccaneers with a sharp 13-7 victory on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Vikings, who have now won three matchups in a row.

Downey got a great performance from Ozzy De La Cruz as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. De La Cruz also tossed no walks, which is notable because Downey is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 3-4 otherwise.

At the plate, Downey let Samuel Mojica and Fabian Lopez run wild. Mojica went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one run, while Lopez went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. That's the most doubles Lopez has posted since March 3rd. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Cortez, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.

Downey's record now sits at 12-4. As for Bellflower, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Downey will head out to challenge La Mirada at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. La Mirada will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Downey surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bellflower, they will be taking part in a tournament against Mar Vista at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Mar Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bellflower's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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