Northland Prep Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Show Low is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northland Prep Academy Spartans will host the Show Low Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northland Prep Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: St. Johns, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Northland Prep Academy was ranked second). Northland Prep Academy's defense stepped up to hand St. Johns a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Give the Spartans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
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.
Meanwhile, Show Low's contest on Thursday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Snowflake.
Destiny Murphy and
Taylynn Butler scored all four of Show Low's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Northland Prep Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2-1 record this season. As for Show Low, their win bumped their record up to 17-1-1.
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