The Johnston Dragons will venture away from home to take on the Northwest Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Johnston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Roosevelt, who was ranked 19th at the time (Johnston was ranked 14th). Neither the Dragons nor the Roughriders could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The result kept Johnston happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 28th.
Meanwhile, Northwest put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Urbandale a 3-0 shutout. Northwest's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Northwest pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. With that draw, Johnston's record moves to 3-0-2.
Johnston came up short against Northwest in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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