Having just played yesterday, the Corona Panthers will get right back to it and host the Lakeside Lancers at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Corona has five straight victories, Lakeside has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Corona is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Granite Hills: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Corona blew Granite Hills out of the water with an 80-48 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 30 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeside played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Chaparral and fell 67-37. The Lancers were down 51-27 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Maurice Turner was Lakeside's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Justin Jones held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Corona is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Corona came up short against Lakeside in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 58-47. Thankfully for Corona, Prince Turner (who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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