The Show Low Cougars will take on the Northland Prep Academy Spartans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Show Low comes in on 14 and Northland Prep Academy on six.
Show Low is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Snowflake, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Show Low was ranked first). Everything went Show Low's way against Snowflake on Thursday as Show Low made off with a 4-1 win. Considering the Cougars have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Destiny Murphy and
Taylynn Butler scored all four of Show Low's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, on ThursdaySt. Johns kept up with Northland Prep Academy until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Northland Prep Academy's defense stepped up to hand St. Johns a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 11 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Northland Prep Academy's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Emery Blair got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 54.8). Blair made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and an assist and a steal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Show Low's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1-1. As for Northland Prep Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2-1 record this season.
Show Low beat Northland Prep Academy by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Show Low 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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