Soccer Recap: Roland-Story Comes Up Short

If Roland-Story was riding high fresh off their 6-0 takedown of Hoover on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Norsemen came up short against the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars on Monday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Roland-Story can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Ankeny Centennial are ranked second).

Roland-Story's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Ankeny Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

Roland-Story didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-0 victory against Des Moines East on the 6th. As for Ankeny Centennial, they have also already played their next match, a 4-1 win against Ames on the 5th.