Ankeny faced Pleasant Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Hawks fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Ankeny's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Ankeny's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-2. As for Pleasant Valley, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-1-1.
Coming up, Ankeny will head out on the road to challenge Waukee at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Pleasant Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 1-0 win against Ankeny Christian Academy on the 3rd.
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