Soccer Recap: Ankeny's loss ends four-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 2:09am

Soccer Recap: Ankeny vs. Millard West

Ankeny is ranked highly in their home state, and in their first game on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Millard West. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Millard West Wildcats who were credited with the win. The Millard West Wildcats got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Ankeny Hawks' four. It was the first time this season that Ankeny let down their fans at home.

Ankeny's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Millard West, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.

Ankeny didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 victory vs. Ames on the 13th. Millard West has also already played their next match, a 1-0 win against Norwalk on the 13th.

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