Corona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Centennial Huskies 79-48. 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 215th, while the Huskies are ranked 76th).
| 01/21/25 vs Centennial | 9 |
| 11/23/24 vs Redlands East Valley | 8 |
| 12/09/24 vs Paloma Valley | 7 |
| 12/17/24 @ Beaumont | 7 |
| 12/19/24 vs Colony | 7 |
Ava Liaga and Alex Flores certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Liaga almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists, while Flores posted 13 points. That's the most assists Liaga has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aissis Ascensio, who earned six points and six boards.
Corona's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6. As for Centennial, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
Corona will head out to face off against Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Centennial, they and King will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully King likes a good challenge.
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