The Corona Panthers will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Woodcrest Christian Royals, where the match is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Corona is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Santiago just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Sharks. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered since September 3rd.
Corona was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-14, 25-16.
Corona's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brianna Reyna, who had seven digs, and Amelia Bonnema, who had four kills and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Bonnema now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Woodcrest Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Linfield Christian.
Woodcrest Christian took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-20, 18-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Corona's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. As for Woodcrest Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
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