On Friday, Ankeny faced Ankeny Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ankeny Hawks never let the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Ankeny's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Ankeny Centennial, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
Ankeny will head out on the road to face off against Urbandale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Ankeny is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Iowa (they are ranked seventh, while Urbandale is ranked 40th). As for Ankeny Centennial, they will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Mason City at 7:30 p.m. Mason City will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Ankeny Centennial surely won't give up without a fight.
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