The Johnston Dragons will challenge the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Johnston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Southeast Polk, who was ranked 19th at the time (Johnston was ranked 13th). The Dragons had just enough and edged out the Rams 2-1 on Friday. The win continues a trend for Johnston in their matchups with Southeast Polk: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Ankeny Centennial rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Roughriders 9-0. Ankeny Centennial might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by three goals or more this season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Ankeny Centennial, bringing their record up to 14-3-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four contests. As for Johnston, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4-5.
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