On Thursday St. Johns will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Round Valley Elks at 4:00 p.m. Round Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Johns, who comes in off a win.
St. Johns is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Winslow, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (St. Johns was ranked fifth). St. Johns' defense stepped up to hand Winslow an 8-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Redskins have won eight matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Round Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Show Low, falling 7-2. The Elks haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
St. Johns now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Round Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went St. Johns' way against Round Valley in their previous meeting back in September, as St. Johns made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Johns since the squad 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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