Baseball Recap: Ankeny Centennial Comes Up Short

Ankeny Centennial fell victim to Johnston and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dragons. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.

Ankeny Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Johnston, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.

Coming up, Ankeny Centennial will welcome Ankeny at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Johnston, they will head out on the road to face off against Sioux City East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Dragons 2.4, the Black Raiders 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.