Basketball Preview: Downey Vikings vs. Marina Vikings
The Downey Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Marina Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Downey focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Saturday.
Downey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past El Toro with points to spare, taking the game 53-39. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Downey's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Harris, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Medina, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Marina didn't have quite enough to beat Cabrillo on Tuesday and fell 55-52. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marina's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Downey, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Downey beat Marina 58-48 in their previous meeting back in November of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downey since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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