The Downey Vikings will take on the South El Monte Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
If Downey beats South El Monte with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Downey's pitcher stepped up to hand Whittier a 12-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Giana Castillo-Flores
| 03/08/25 vs Whittier | 7 |
| 03/12/24 vs Buena Park | 6 |
| 02/20/25 @ Sunny Hills | 5 |
| 04/06/24 vs Bishop Amat | 5 |
| 03/16/24 vs JSerra Catholic | 5 |
Giana Castillo-Flores made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Sophia Hernandez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Another player making a difference was Juliet Gonzalez, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Downey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South El Monte earned a 10-5 victory over Santa Fe on Saturday.
South El Monte pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Downey, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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