Soccer Preview: Northland Prep Academy vs. Round Valley
Northland Prep Academy has gone 10-0 against Round Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Northland Prep Academy Spartans will square off against the Round Valley Elks at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northland Prep Academy has four straight wins, Round Valley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Northland Prep Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Camp Verde, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Northland Prep Academy was ranked second). Northland Prep Academy never let Camp Verde onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won nine contests 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.
Meanwhile, Round Valley lost 5-1 to Blue Ridge on Saturday.
Northland Prep Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season. As for Round Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Northland Prep Academy took their win against Round Valley when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northland Prep Academy 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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