The Madison Highland Prep Heat will head out on the road to challenge the Payson Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Madison Highland Prep's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three games.
Madison Highland Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Highland Prep West, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Madison Highland Prep was ranked fifth). Madison Highland Prep blew past Highland Prep West 4-1 on Thursday. It was an even better day for Voss Sellers as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Payson hadn't done well against Snowflake recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Payson narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Snowflake 2-1. That's two games straight that the Longhorns have won by just one goal.
Madison Highland Prep's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Payson, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Madison Highland Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Payson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Madison Highland Prep since the team 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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