Corona hasn't had much luck against Santiago recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Corona Panthers will look to defend their home pitch against the Santiago Sharks at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Corona will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against King on Tuesday. Corona blew past King 4-1. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Santiago hasn't lost a match since December 11, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Roosevelt out 2-1.
Corona's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those six matchups. As for Santiago, their win bumped their record up to 5-2-2.
Everything went Corona's way against Santiago in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Corona made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Corona repeat their success, or does Santiago have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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