Payson is six games into its season, but it hasn't met anyone harder than the team challenging it next. It takes on Round Valley this Friday at 7:00 PM. Round Valley will be looking to take advantage of a struggling Payson defense that has allowed an average of 32.8 points per game.
Payson is still under.500 but has been making strides to fix that in its last two games. It came out on top in a nail-biter against Coconino last week, sneaking past 16 - 14. Figuring that if it worked once then why not try it again, Payson scored the same number of points this match as in its win against Coconino the game before. As for Round Valley, it breezed past Tempe Prep two weeks ago with a final score of 40 - 12.
Their wins bumped Payson to 2-3 and Round Valley to 3-0. Payson and Round Valley can't both win again this week. We'll learn on Friday which team falters and which extends its success.
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