Basketball Recap: Ankeny Comes Up Short

Ankeny was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Northwest Wolves 90-52. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Wolves are ranked first).

Ankeny now has a losing record of 12-13. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

As of now, neither Ankeny nor Northwest have any future games scheduled.