The Hillcrest Trojans will take on the Corona Panthers in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Hillcrest is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Santiago on Monday. Hillcrest fell just short of Santiago by a score of 2-1.
Hillcrest's goal came courtesy of Ala'A Manasra, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Corona had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won four contests by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Corona's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four matchups. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3-3.
Hillcrest came up short against Corona in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Hillcrest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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