Football Recap: Ava Liaga Commands the Offense for Panthers Win

By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 12:22am

Football Recap: Corona Panthers vs. Cajon Cowboys

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Corona came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 26-14 victory over the Cajon Cowboys. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Cowboys are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Corona to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Liaga, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Liaga has become a key player for Corona: the team is 4-1 when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Feli Solomua, who threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of her passes.

Another reason for the win was Corona's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Lissette Diaz with two.

Corona has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Cajon, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.

Corona will challenge Centennial at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Corona is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Cajon, they will face off against Beaumont at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Beaumont: 7, Cajon: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.

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