The Ankeny Hawks will challenge the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Ankeny is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since February 12, 2024 on Friday. They skirted past Johnston 41-38. The win was all the more spectacular given the Hawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Dragons are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Dallas Center-Grimes waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Dutch out 74-71.
Ankeny pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Dallas Center-Grimes, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Ankeny lost to Dallas Center-Grimes on the road by a decisive 84-68 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Ankeny avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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