Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corona). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles 53-0 at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Feli Solomua had an outrageously good game as she threw for 274 yards and seven touchdowns. Ava Liaga was Solomua's top target, picking up 142 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Corona's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged eight passes before it was all said and done. Lexi Prado led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by herself. Mackenzie Mendenhall has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times she's played.
Corona's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-4. As for Desert Hot Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-4.
Corona didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 47-6 victory vs. Kaiser on the 21st. Desert Hot Springs has also already played their next game, a 36-0 win against Redlands on the 21st.
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