Soccer Game Preview: Corona vs. Jurupa Valley

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Corona face off against the Jurupa Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday... The timing is sure in Corona's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Jurupa Valley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

If Jurupa Valley heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Corona took over last week. Corona sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Ontario on Friday.

Meanwhile, Jurupa Valley's game on Friday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Elsinore by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while the Tigers are ranked 71st).

Jurupa Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-3. As for Corona, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-1.