Downey and Gregori are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Downey Knights will take on the Gregori Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Downey has three straight victories, Gregori has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Downey is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since September 3rd on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Golden Valley as Downey made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-21, 27-25.
Alexis Monroy was nothing short of spectacular: she had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristina Perez, who had eight digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Gregori suffered their biggest loss since September 3rd last Tuesday. They came up short against Calaveras, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-23, 29-27, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Gregori had strong showings from Emma Apodaca, who had eight digs and 12 assists, and Audri McDaniel, who had ten digs and three aces. McDaniel has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Downey's win bumped their record up to 18-6. As for Gregori, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Downey skirted past Gregori 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downey since the team 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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