Downey has gone 3-0 against Norwalk recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Downey Vikings and the Norwalk Lancers are set to duel. Downey will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Downey can't be too worried about heading out to take on Norwalk: they just beat Warren at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Downey came out on top against Warren by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Downey was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 12-25, 25-23, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Norwalk hadn't done well against La Mirada recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Norwalk walked away with a 3-1 victory over La Mirada. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
Norwalk had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-21.
Downey's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Norwalk, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Everything went Downey's way against Norwalk in their previous matchup back in September, as Downey made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downey since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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