For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ankeny and Urbandale meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Hawks took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the J-Hawks. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ankeny's loss was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Urbandale, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-10 and their overall record up to 5-16.
Coming up, Ankeny will face off against Ankeny Centennial at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Jaguars will roll in looking for their 19th straight victory, something the Hawks surely won't give up without a fight. As for Urbandale, they will challenge A-D-M at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so the J-Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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