The Corona Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Hillcrest Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Corona is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Corona duked it out withJurupa Valley on Monday. Everything went Corona's way against Jurupa Valley as Corona made off with a 4-0 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Jaguars are ranked 663rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Hillcrest was not quite Santiago's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 2-1.
Hillcrest's goal came courtesy of Ala'A Manasra, who's now up to three this season.
Corona pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four games. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-3.
Corona was able to grind out a solid win over Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corona since the squad 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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