The Paramount Pirates will take on the Downey Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paramount has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Downey will come in with three straight wins.
On Thursday, Paramount lost to Mayfair on the road by a 28-13 margin.
Although Paramount took the loss, they still got scores from Deon Anthony and Serafin Solis.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Downey). They claimed a resounding 67-7 victory over La Mirada. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 31.1 points per game.
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 TDs on only 12 passes while Watkins threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Downey proved: they limited La Mirada to a paltry 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Oscar Aguilar for the heroic effort on defense: he. Downey's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.28 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 9.53 on average over their last five 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.
Paramount now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Downey, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Paramount was dealt a bruising 50-7 loss at the hands of Downey when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Thankfully for the Pirates, Aidan Chiles (who threw for 189 yards and four TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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