Ankeny won against Iowa City on Saturday with 79 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. The Ankeny Hawks beat the Liberty Lightning by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 79-48. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Lightning are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Liberty saw an underclassman step up: freshman Chase Goodheart went 7 of 11 en route to 18 points. Goodheart also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 64%. Brady Randall was another key player, putting up five points.
Ankeny is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points over those games. As for Liberty, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
Looking ahead, Ankeny will host Dowling Catholic at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Ankeny knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Dowling Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Liberty, they will head out on the road to face off against Xavier at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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