A win for La Mirada just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 45-7 defeat at the hands of the Downey Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Matadores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Vikings are ranked 34th).
Leading Downey to victory were Oscar Rios and Bernardo Blanco. Rios threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, while Blanco rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Blanco's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
La Mirada's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Downey, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
La Mirada is taking a road trip to challenge Dominguez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Mirada is facing Dominguez at the right time seeing as Dominguez is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Downey, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bellflower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Downey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.3 points per game this season.
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