Baseball Recap: Valley Wins High-Profile Match Against Ankeny Centennial

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

05/30/25 @ Roosevelt	22
06/28/25 @ Lincoln	10
05/30/25 @ Roosevelt	10
05/29/25 vs Urbandale	10
05/27/25 vs Ames	10

Valley faced Ankeny Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Tigers were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Jaguars. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.

The victory (which was Valley's fourth in a row) raised their record to 21-12. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ankeny Centennial, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley will venture away from home to square off against Ankeny at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Hawks will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Tigers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ankeny Centennial, they will take on Urbandale at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Jaguars are facing the J-Hawks at the right time seeing as the J-Hawks are stuck on a three-game losing streak.