The Ankeny Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Waukee Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ankeny is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Pleasant Valley, who was ranked 15th at the time (Ankeny was ranked fifth). The Hawks fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Waukee has been on a difficult stretch since their win on April 12. They fell just short of Northwest by a score of 1-0 on Friday.
Waukee's loss dropped their record down to 4-10-2. As for Ankeny, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-2.
Ankeny took their victory against Waukee in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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