Little Cyclones vs Bobcats
| 05/06/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/14/19 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 05/06/16 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 06/02/15 - Home | 4-1 W |
Ames is a perfect 4-0 against Marshalltown since June of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Little Cyclones will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ames sitting on four straight victories and Marshalltown on three.
Ames' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Des Moines North. Give Ames' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marshalltown). Everything went their way against Hoover on Tuesday as they made off with an 8-0 victory. Marshalltown might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by three goals or more this season.
Ames pushed their record up to 7-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five contests. As for Marshalltown, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Ames skirted past Marshalltown 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Little Cyclones repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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