Live Oak and Corning are an even 4-4-1 against one another since January of 2015, but likely not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Live Oak challenge the Corning at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Live Oak is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Rio Linda on Saturday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Lions haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Corning hasn't lost a match since December 13, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They skirted past Las Plumas 2-1. Jay Rodriguez had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Cardinals got from the refs.
Osbaldo Flores and Alidio Diaz scored both of Corning's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Corning is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those 11 matches. As for Live Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5-2.
Live Oak skirted past Corning 1-0 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Live Oak since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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