Soccer Preview: Round Valley vs. Northland Prep Academy
Round Valley is 0-10 against Northland Prep Academy since September of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The Round Valley Elks will play host again on Monday to welcome the Northland Prep Academy Spartans, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m.
Round Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Blue Ridge, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Round Valley was ranked eighth). Round Valley came up short against Blue Ridge on Saturday, falling 5-1.
Meanwhile, Northland Prep Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cowboys a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Camp Verde from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Virginia Vaughan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Round Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Northland Prep Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season.
Round Valley might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Northland Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in September. Will Round Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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