The Valley Tigers will square off against the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Valley comes in on seven and Ankeny Centennial on four.
Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Linn-Mar as they made off with a 4-1 victory. Valley might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ankeny Centennial faced Ankeny in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 5-1 win. Ankeny Centennial are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the fifth matchup they've won by 3+ goals this season.
Ankeny Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 12-2-1. As for Valley, their win bumped their record up to 13-2-1.
Valley skirted past Ankeny Centennial 2-1 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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