The Ankeny Hawks will square off against the Southeast Polk Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ankeny will be strutting in after a win while Southeast Polk will be coming in after a loss.
Ankeny barely beat Urbandale the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks put the hurt on the J-Hawks with a sharp 12-4 victory on Wednesday. That looming 12-4 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hawks yet this season.
Southeast Polk had taken Ankeny Centennial down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Rams fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rams have suffered against the Jaguars since June 6, 2024.
Ankeny moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Southeast Polk, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Ankeny couldn't quite get it done against Southeast Polk in their previous meeting back in July of 2025 as they fell 8-5. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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