The El Toro Chargers will take on the Corona Panthers in a holiday battle at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
El Toro fell victim to Redondo Union and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Sea Hawks by a score of 1-0. The loss was El Toro's first of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Corona's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Palos Verdes by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Corona can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while Palos Verdes are ranked 33rd).
Corona's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for El Toro, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1-3.
El Toro beat Corona 2-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will the Chargers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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