Show Low is 9-0-1 against Payson since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Show Low Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Payson Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Show Low is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: St. Johns, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Show Low was ranked second). Show Low came out on top against St. Johns by a score of 4-2 on Thursday.
Taylynn Butler and
Sofie Ellis scored all four of Show Low's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, everything went Payson's way against Round Valley on Wednesday as Payson made off with a 4-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Show Low has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-1 record this season. As for Payson, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Show Low skirted past Payson 3-2 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Show Low repeat their success, or does Payson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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