The Downey Vikings will challenge the Gahr Gladiators at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Downey will be strutting in after a victory while Gahr will be coming in after a loss.
Downey took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Warren.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Gahr was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of La Mirada by a score of 3-2.
Gahr took La Mirada into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-10, 24-26, 24-26, 25-15, 15-13.
Downey's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Gahr, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-13.
Downey was able to grind out a solid win over Gahr when the teams last played last Saturday, winning 2-0. Will Downey repeat their success, or does Gahr have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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