If Warren was riding high fresh off their 83-47 takedown of Sierra Vista last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Warren Bears fell just short of the Downey Vikings by a score of 57-55 on Friday. The Bears have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/03/25 @ Downey | 20 |
| 12/28/24 vs Sierra Vista | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs Western | 19 |
| 12/21/24 vs Birmingham | 21 |
| 12/20/24 vs Spring Valley | 21 |
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was King Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Johnson's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jay'Mari Redmond, who went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points and three steals.
Downey was led to victory by Emilio Jaimes and Tyler Harris. Jaimes posted 18 points, while Harris put up 17 points. Harris is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last 14 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Earl Santos, who had nine points.
Warren's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Downey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
Warren will welcome Bellflower at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Downey, they are taking a road trip to challenge Norwalk at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Downey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
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