The Downey Vikings will square off against the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 3:14 p.m. on Friday. Downey will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Downey turned things around against El Rancho on Wednesday. They never let the Dons get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. That 13 run margin sets a new team best for the Vikings this season.
Samuel Mojica
| 04/23/25 @ El Rancho | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs Bellflower | 4 |
| 03/12/25 vs Paramount | 3 |
| 03/26/25 @ Bellflower | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Bellflower | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Samuel Mojica, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Cortez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Downey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Long Beach Poly's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millikan.
Long Beach Poly saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izaiyah Gutierrez, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Long Beach Poly's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Downey, their win bumped their record up to 13-10.
Downey skirted past Long Beach Poly 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jackrabbits turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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