Soccer Recap: Des Moines East Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Ames

Des Moines East faced Ames in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Scarlets fell just short of the Little Cyclones by a score of 4-3. Des Moines East have struggled against Ames recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Having lost for the first time this season, Des Moines East fell to 13-1-1. As for Ames, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 18-4-1 record this season.

Des Moines East didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-3 loss against Roland-Story on the 6th. As for Ames, they will venture away from home to challenge Waterloo East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.