Downey was the 5-0 winner over Paramount when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Downey Vikings lost 3-0 to the Paramount Pirates on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 566th, while the Pirates are ranked 146th).
Downey's loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Paramount, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season.
While Downey had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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