Soccer Recap: Ankeny Centennial Takes Down Ranked Johnston

Ankeny Centennial faced Johnston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Jaguars' defense stepped up to hand the Dragons a 2-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Ankeny Centennial sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Jaguars

Previous Games (Home)

05/13/25 vs Johnston	2-0
05/01/25 vs Central Springs	5-0
05/01/25 vs Mason City	5-0
05/01/25 vs Northwood-Kensett	5-0
05/01/25 vs St. Ansgar	5-0
+ 3 more games

Ankeny Centennial pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those eight matchups. As for Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-5.

Ankeny Centennial wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Woodward-Granger on the 13th. Johnston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.