Basketball Recap: Ankeny Takes a Loss

If Ankeny was feeling good fresh off their 65-33 takedown of Indianola last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ankeny Hawks lost 60-40 to the Dowling Catholic Maroons on Friday. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Maroons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Ankeny now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Dowling Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.

When Ankeny and Dowling Catholic next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Ankeny will take on Northwest and their three-game winning streak at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Dowling Catholic will try to stop Southeast Polk's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.