The Downey Vikings will take on the Saugus Centurions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Downey's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Downey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Gardena with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 70-53.
Alessandro Garcia
| 11/25/25 vs Gardena | 6 |
| 11/24/25 vs Polytechnic | 2 |
| 11/22/25 @ Ayala | 0 |
| 11/19/25 vs Artesia | 2 |
| 11/17/25 vs Woodrow Wilson | 1 |
Downey had a senior duo take command as Christopher Medina shot 54% from the field en route to 14 points in addition to eight boards and five assists and Alessandro Garcia went 5-for-6 to rack up 11 points along with six steals and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Garcia is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Matthew Topete, who shot 45% from the field on his way to 11 points and five boards.
Downey was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Saugus got the win against West Covina on Tuesday by a conclusive 52-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Centurions.
Saugus' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Downey, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Downey took their win against Saugus when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 60-39 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Centurions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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