Paramount and Downey are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Paramount Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Downey Vikings at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Paramount sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lynwood. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Knights are ranked 701st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Downey ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Bellflower 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Paramount has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. As for Downey, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8-1.
Paramount might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Downey in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Paramount avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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