Corona is 0-10 against King since January of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Corona Panthers will face off against the King Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
Corona's tournament run continued when they took on Walnut on Saturday. Corona came out on top against Walnut by a score of 59-49.
01/11/25 vs Walnut | 27 |
01/09/25 vs Norco | 28 |
01/04/25 vs South Hills | 17 |
01/03/25 vs Palm Desert | 16 |
12/30/24 vs Peninsula | 20 |
12/28/24 vs Holy Names Academy | 27 |
Corona found their leader in freshman Alex Flores, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 27 points. Flores' morning made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fia Liaga, who posted ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, King didn't have too much trouble with Roosevelt on Thursday as they won 60-41.
Corona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for King, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Corona was dealt a bruising 67-34 loss at the hands of King when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Corona avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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