The Johnston Dragons will challenge the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Johnston has insisted on making their lastfive contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-5 during that stretch of close contests.
Johnston might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 52-51 to Valley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Ankeny Centennial lost 62-41 to Waukee on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Warriors are ranked sixth).
Ankeny Centennial has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season. As for Johnston, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Johnston strolled past Ankeny Centennial when the teams last played back in January by a score of 52-37. Does Johnston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ankeny Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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