Baseball Game Preview: Ankeny Hawks vs. Valley Tigers

The Ankeny Hawks will take on the Valley Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ankeny comes in on seven and Valley on four.

On Thursday, Ankeny sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Dallas Center-Grimes.

Meanwhile, Valley faced Ankeny Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 8-1 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.

Valley's win bumped their record up to 21-12. As for Ankeny, they pushed their record up to 14-19 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Ankeny couldn't quite finish off Valley when the teams last played back in June and fell 2-0. Will the Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.