Round Valley hasn't had much luck against St. Johns recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Elks will head out to take on the Redskins at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Round Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Red Rock, who was ranked 11th at the time (Round Valley was ranked 12th). The Elks never let the Scorpions get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Thursday. Round Valley haven't had any issues with Red Rock recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, St. Johns got the win against Camp Verde on Thursday by a conclusive 8-0. St. Johns' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
St. Johns' victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Round Valley, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
Round Valley suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to St. Johns when the teams last played back in September. Can the Elks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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