The Ankeny Centennial Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the North Polk Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Ankeny Centennial and Ames, and Ankeny Centennial kept the tradition alive. The Jaguars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Little Cyclones a 6-0 shutout on Friday. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, North Polk got the win against Clarinda on Friday by a conclusive 9-1. While fans of the Comets might be used to big wins, the eight-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ankeny Centennial pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for North Polk, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Ankeny Centennial's way against North Polk in their previous meeting back in June of 2019, as Ankeny Centennial made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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