Lakewood was the 11-1 winner over Downey when they last played one another back in April of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakewood Lancers fell just short of the Downey Vikings by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday.
Abigail Morris was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Downey's side, Giana Castillo-Flores spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Downey saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leilani Kaiwi Gonzales, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Downey, the victory got them back to even at 10-10-1.
Lakewood will head out on the road to square off against Cabrillo at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood is facing Cabrillo at the right time seeing as Cabrillo is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Downey, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Warren at 3:15 p.m.
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