Despite a strong season so far, Van Meter has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against the Valley Tigers on Saturday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Van Meter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Valley are ranked fifth).
Van Meter's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 7-1-2 record this season.
Van Meter wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next matchup, a 10-0 victory against Greene County on the 22nd. As for Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Bondurant-Farrar on the 19th.
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