The Urbandale J-Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Pella Dutch on Thursday. Urbandale is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Urbandale's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Waverly-Shell Rock 5-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Urbandale's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Waverly-Shell Rock are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, Pella had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Bulldogs. That's two games straight that Pella have won by just one goal.
Urbandale's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five contests. As for Pella, their win bumped their record up to 10-8-4.
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