The Valley Tigers will take on the Ankeny Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Ankeny Centennial, who was ranked 19th at the time (Valley was ranked 12th). The Tigers fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Ankeny came up short against Sioux City East on Saturday and fell 7-4.
Valley's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Ankeny, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Ankeny in their previous meeting back in July of 2018, winning 4-1. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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