After four games on the road, Downey is heading back home. They will host the La Mirada Matadores at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, everything went Downey's way against Gahr as Downey made off with a 3-0 win.
Downey's got stronger as the match went on, holding Gahr to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, La Mirada came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Gahr by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 25-16.
La Mirada was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven games.
Downey has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for La Mirada, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-13.
Downey took their win against La Mirada when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Does Downey have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Mirada turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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