Having just played yesterday, the Corona Panthers will jump right back in to play the South Hills Huskies at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Corona is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, Corona rang in the new year with a 52-42 victory over Palm Desert. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Aztecs are ranked 498th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corona got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Liaga out in front who went 6 for 12 on her way to 12 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Flores, who posted 16 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, South Hills strolled past Rosemead with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 45-27.
Corona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for South Hills, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
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