The Urbandale J-Hawks will square off against the Roland-Story Norsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Urbandale has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 21.
Urbandale fell victim to Ankeny and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Hawks. While losing is never fun, Urbandale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Ankeny are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Roland-Story, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Roosevelt a 3-0 shutout on Friday. Roland-Story might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by three goals or more this season.
Roland-Story pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five matches. As for Urbandale, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15-1.
Urbandale beat Roland-Story by a goal in their previous matchup back in April, winning 1-0. Do the J-Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Norsemen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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