The Downey Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Bellflower Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Downey sitting on five straight wins and Bellflower on seven.
Downey is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 9, 2024 on Wednesday. They blew past Paramount 65-40. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Pirates are ranked 1102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bellflower strolled past Firebaugh with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 66-47.
Downey's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Bellflower, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Downey couldn't quite finish off Bellflower in their previous matchup back in December of 2018 and fell 51-49. Can Downey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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