After losing to Downey the last time they met, Capistrano Valley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Capistrano Valley Cougars enjoyed a cozy 59-44 victory over the Downey Vikings on Saturday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Vikings are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Downey still got an impressive performance from Tyler Harris, who posted 22 points and eight rebounds. Harris' morning made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Emari Welcome was another key player, putting up six points.
Capistrano Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Downey, they moved to 10-7 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Capistrano Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-52 win against Thousand Oaks on the 30th. As for Downey, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-48 victory against Summit on the 30th.
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