Corona hasn't had much luck against Santiago recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Corona Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Santiago Sharks at 7:00 p.m. Corona is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Corona ended up a good deal behind King and lost 55-36. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Wolves are ranked 35th).
| 01/14/25 @ King | 8 |
| 11/29/23 vs Carter | 7 |
| 12/30/24 vs Peninsula | 7 |
| 11/20/23 vs Maranatha | 7 |
| 01/24/24 @ Centennial | 6 |
Fia Liaga put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted eight points in addition to eight boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rebounds. Alex Flores was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Santiago posted their closest victory since January 27, 2024 on Tuesday. They skirted past Roosevelt 46-44.
Santiago pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Corona, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-4.
Corona was dealt a bruising 60-31 loss at the hands of Santiago 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
