Soccer Game Preview: Ankeny Christian Academy vs. Roosevelt

Ankeny Christian Academy will venture away from home to square off against the Roosevelt Roughriders on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Ankeny Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked tenth at the time (Ankeny Christian Academy was ranked eighth). Ankeny Christian Academy won by a goal and slipped past Lincoln 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ankeny Christian Academy.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt came tearing into Thursday's match with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.9 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Lions get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. That's two games straight that Roosevelt have won by exactly two goals.

Roosevelt pushed their record up to 23-1-1 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up seven goals over those 16 contests. As for Ankeny Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5-2.