After each having a week off, the Pitman Pride and the Downey Knights will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pitman has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Downey will come in with five straight victories.
Pitman will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played back in September but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed last Friday was a bit more commanding. They took a blow against Atwater, falling 42-10. While losing is never fun, the Pride can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 753rd, while the Falcons are ranked 323rd).
Meanwhile, Downey didn't have too much trouble with Edison at home last Friday as they won 35-20. That looming 35-20 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
A big part of Downey's win came down to the chemistry between Carson Lamb and his top target Joseph Ramirez. Lamb threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Ramirez picked up 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ramirez's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards. Daley Holmes made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Pitman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Downey, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Pitman was dealt a bruising 35-7 loss at the hands of Downey when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lamb, who threw for 408 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that Pitman knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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