Corona entered their tilt with South Hills on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took down the South Hills Huskies 48-34. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Huskies are ranked 565th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/04/25 vs South Hills | 17 |
| 01/03/25 vs Palm Desert | 16 |
| 12/30/24 @ Peninsula | 20 |
| 12/28/24 vs Holy Names Academy | 27 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Corona to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alex Flores, who posted 17 points and five steals. Flores' afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Isabella Acosta was another key player, putting up eight points and seven steals.
Corona is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for South Hills, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Corona Panthers challenge the Norco Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corona is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for South Hills, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Alta Loma at 5:00 p.m. Alta Loma will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something South Hills surely won't give up without a fight.
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