Soccer Preview: St. Johns vs. Round Valley
On Thursday St. Johns will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Round Valley Elks at 4:00 p.m. Round Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Johns, who comes in off a win.
St. Johns is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Winslow, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (St. Johns was ranked fifth). St. Johns' defense stepped up to hand Winslow an 8-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Redskins have won eight matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Round Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Show Low, falling 7-2. The Elks haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
St. Johns now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Round Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went St. Johns' way against Round Valley in their previous meeting back in September, as St. Johns made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Johns 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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