Corona is 3-0 against Huntington Beach since June of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Corona Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Huntington Beach Oilers at 2:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Corona's pitcher stepped up to hand Trinity Christian Academy a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Ethan Schiefelbein, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Trinity Christian Academy off the board. Schiefelbein has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Corona's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Burgess, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Billy Carlson, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach entered their tilt with Bishop Gorman with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Gaels 3-2.
Tyler Bellerose tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Trent Grindlinger was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Goldenetz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Corona's win bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Huntington Beach, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Corona came out on top in a nail-biter against Huntington Beach when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 4-2. Does Corona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Huntington Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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