Van Meter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to the Northwest Wolves. While losing is never fun, Van Meter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Northwest are ranked first).
Van Meter's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Van Meter didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 4-0 defeat against Treynor on the 10th. As for Northwest, they will head out on the road to face off against Ankeny Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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