Vikings
| 03/07/26 vs Capistrano Valley | 5-0 |
| 03/07/26 vs Santiago | 3-1 |
| 03/06/26 @ Foothill | 6-2 |
| 03/05/26 vs Roosevelt | 19-0 |
| 03/03/26 vs Santa Fe | 10-4 |
Downey extended their winning streak to five on Saturday, bumping them up to 6-1. They never let the Capistrano Valley Cougars get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. For the Vikings, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 win the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Leilani Kaiwi Gonzales made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Delilah Navarro, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2025.
Downey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capistrano Valley only posted a batting average of .217.
As for Capistrano Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly five runs.
On Capistrano Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenna Barrett, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. That double marked the first that Barrett has hit this season.
Looking ahead, Downey will face off against Paramount at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 2, the Pirates 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Capistrano Valley, they have already played their next game, a 5-4 victory against Kennedy on the 7th.
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