The Roosevelt Roughriders will square off against the Ames Little Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ames will be up against a hot Roosevelt team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Roughriders' defense stepped up to hand Waukee a 9-0 shutout on Friday. The matchup marked Roosevelt's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Six must be Ames' lucky number: they beat Davis County with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Little Cyclones were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Mustangs. Given Ames' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while Davis County are ranked 61st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roosevelt's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three contests. As for Ames, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-3.
Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid victory over Ames in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. Do the Roughriders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Little Cyclones turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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