The North Valley Christian Academy Lions are on the road again on Thursday to play the Show Low Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
North Valley Christian Academy 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 (North Valley Christian Academy was ranked 24th). North Valley Christian Academy fell just short of Highland Prep West by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Show Low waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Cowboys out 3-2. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Cowboys are ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Valley Christian Academy dropped their record down to 2-3 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Show Low, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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