The Corona Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Walnut Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Corona will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Corona proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Claremont, sneaking past 7-6.
Meanwhile, Walnut fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Segerstrom on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 9-7. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Cynthia Phong made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Peyton Schilz, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Walnut suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 6-3. As for Corona, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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