Football Recap: Downey Skates Past La Mirada with Ease

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Previous 6 Games

10/10/25 - Home	67-7 W
10/04/24 - Away	45-7 W
10/26/23 - Home	51-34 W
10/28/22 - Away	43-21 W
11/08/19 - Away	12-7 W
11/02/18 - Away	44-14 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Downey). They blew past the La Mirada Matadores 67-7 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Matadores: they've now won six in a row.

A big part of Downey's victory came down to the chemistry between Oscar Rios and his top target Chase Watkins. Rios threw for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 passes while Watkins threw for 135 yards and three TDs.

Downey didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited La Mirada to a completion percentage of just 45.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Jordan Robinson, Aiden Lozano, and Gavin Ingram, who each logged one passes deflected. Downey has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.6 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.6 in their last three games.

Downey didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Willie Sotelo and Damani Porras. Sotelo got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Downey's record now sits at 6-1. As for La Mirada, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.

Downey didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-9 win against Paramount on the 17th. As for La Mirada, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 34-7 victory against Dominguez on the 17th.