Central Catholic won the last time they faced Downey and things went their way on Monday too. The Central Catholic Raiders enjoyed a cozy 55-36 victory over the Downey Knights. The Raiders pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading Central Catholic to victory were Manjot Mann and Jordan Magana. Mann went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds, while Magana went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points and three steals. Mann is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Carter, who posted six points and eight rebounds.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Solomon Johnson-Paris, who had six points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Trey Richards, who put up five points.
Raiders
| 01/06/25 @ Downey | 55-36 |
| 01/04/25 vs Patterson | 62-41 |
The win made it two in a row for Central Catholic and bumps their season record up to 7-9. As for Downey, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Central Catholic will square off against East Union at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 176 points over their last three matches. As for Downey, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 46-43 defeat against River Islands on the 7th.
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