The Paramount Pirates won the last time they faced the Downey Vikings, and things went their way on Friday too. Paramount walked away with a 52-41 victory over Downey. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Paramount.
Downey's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Symantha Barnett, who scored 11 points along with two steals and two blocks. Barnett has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Vaughn, who scored 11 points along with three steals and three blocks.
Paramount has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Downey, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Paramount will head out on the road to square off against Warren at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Warren is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak. Downey won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against El Dorado at 10:30 a.m. on January 20th. El Dorado is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
