Downey suffered their closest defeat since April 30, 2025 on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Warren Bears by a score of 5-3. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 6-3.
Eddie Causley made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Downey dropped their record down to 7-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those road defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Warren, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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