Friday just wasn't the day for Corona's offense. They were outmatched by the Murrieta Mesa Rams on the road and fell 70-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Nico Mejia threw for 131 yards on ten of 26 attempts.
Andrew Preciado was his top target, picking up 41 receiving yards. On the ground,
Ryker Gazard rushed for 30 yards.
Artyon Celestine continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Murrieta Mesa, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Murrieta Mesa is undefeated when Celestine posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Gamble Jr., who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Corona's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Murrieta Mesa, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Corona will welcome Santiago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corona is facing Santiago at the right time seeing as Santiago is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Murrieta Mesa, they will venture away from home to take on King at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Mesa will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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