Vikings
| 04/05/25 vs North | 15 |
| 03/08/25 vs Whittier | 12 |
| 04/01/25 @ Paramount | 11 |
| 03/08/25 @ Artesia | 10 |
| 03/06/25 vs Whittier | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Downey). Everything went their way against the North Saxons on Saturday as they made off with an 18-3 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.
Giana Castillo-Flores made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Castillo-Flores was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hayden Hinchman was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Juliet Gonzalez, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Downey always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Downey and bumps their season record up to 12-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for North, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-15.
Downey didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-4 win against Mayfair on the 8th. As for North, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-0 defeat against Redondo Union on the 15th.
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