The Northwest Wolves will square off against the Ankeny Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest will be looking to extend their current 19-game winning streak.
Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Johnston, who was ranked ninth at the time (Northwest was ranked first). The Wolves never let the Dragons get on the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Ankeny came up short against Southeast Polk on Tuesday and fell 8-5.
Ankeny has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 11 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-22 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Northwest was able to grind out a solid win over Ankeny in their previous meeting back in June, winning 5-1. Do the Wolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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