Basketball Recap: Wednesday's Victory Is Downey's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Downey posted their biggest win since December 9, 2024 on Wednesday. They blew past the Paramount Pirates 65-40. The Vikings pushed the score to 57-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.

Earl Santos

Points (Career)

01/15/25 vs Paramount	15
12/27/24 vs Beaumont	12
12/06/24 vs Los Amigos	12
11/21/24 vs Rancho Dominguez	10
11/30/24 vs Dana Hills	10

Downey's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Earl Santos, who went 5 of 7 en route to 15 points and three steals. Those 15 points gave Santos a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Frank Ibarra, who posted nine points.

Downey is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Paramount, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Downey will head out to challenge Bellflower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bellflower sitting on seven straight victories and Downey on five. As for Paramount, they are taking a road trip to square off against Norwalk at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Norwalk is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.