Bellflower suffered their closest loss since September 30, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Downey Vikings by a score of 15-12. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Vikings are ranked 37th).
Despite the defeat, Bellflower saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kendyll Upshaw rushed for 63 yards and one touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 115 yards and one TD.
A big part of Downey's victory came down to the chemistry between Madeline Garcia and her top target Delilah Navarro. Garcia threw for 293 yards and one TD while Navarro picked up 140 receiving yards and one score. That's the most receiving yards Navarro has posted since back in September of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Bellflower and nudges their season record down to 16-6. As for Downey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Bellflower is set to take on their familiar foe Fairmont Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Downey will face off against rival Paramount at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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