Football Preview: Corona Panthers vs. Roosevelt Mustangs
Two dominant wideouts in Ava Liaga and Lotolelei Sivas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Corona Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Roosevelt Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Corona comes in on seven and Roosevelt on eight.
Last Wednesday, Corona sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-18 victory over Canyon Springs.
Feli Solomua continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.7% of her passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, she also racked up 27 rushing yards, the mostshe's had in her last ten matches. Liaga was Solomua's top target, picking up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They strolled past Colony with points to spare, taking the game 18-0. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Titans are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Roosevelt's win came down to the chemistry between Karissa Green and her top target Peyton Wade. Green threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes while Wade picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.1 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 189.
Roosevelt's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Aliyah Dutt and Brooklyn Latham.
Corona's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Corona won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, slipping by Roosevelt 41-40. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Roosevelt's Angelina Briano, who threw for 304 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of her passes, and also rushed for 40 yards. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Corona to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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