A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Corning face off against the Live Oak at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Corning is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Corning is headed into the game having not lost since December 13 and will look to keep things rolling. They had just enough and edged Las Plumas out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Alidio Diaz and Osbaldo Flores scored both of Corning's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Live Oak made sure to put some goals up on the board against Oroville on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 4-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Lions' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Corning pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Live Oak, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Everything went Corning's way against Live Oak in their previous matchup back in January, as Corning made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corning since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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