Paramount lost against Downey back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Paramount Pirates came up short against the Downey Vikings, falling 70-45. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1096th, while the Vikings are ranked 354th).
It was another big night for Tyler Harris, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 boards for Downey. The contest was Harris' 22nd in a row with at least ten points. Andrew Ramirez also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Paramount has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 16 of their last 17 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-23 record this season. As for Downey, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Paramount will welcome Norwalk at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Paramount is facing Norwalk at the right time seeing as Norwalk is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Downey, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bellflower at 7:00 p.m. Downey is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Bellflower a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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