The Bellflower Buccaneers will face off against the Downey Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bellflower is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Firebaugh: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bellflower blew Firebaugh out of the water with a 66-39 final score. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Falcons are ranked 909th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Downey entered their tilt with Paramount on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 70-45 win.
Bellflower better keep an eye on Tyler Harris. He was instrumental in Downey's win, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. The game was Harris' 22nd in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Frank Ibarra, who posted nine points.
Downey is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Bellflower, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-8.
Bellflower came out on top in a nail-biter against Downey in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 64-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellflower since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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