The Ames Little Cyclones will square off against the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Ames sitting on four straight wins and Ankeny Centennial on seven.
Ames' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Waukee 4-0. Ames might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ankeny Centennial challenged Marshalltown on Tuesday. The Jaguars walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bobcats. Ankeny Centennial's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Ankeny Centennial's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Ames, their win bumped their record up to 21-4-1.
Ames came up short against Ankeny Centennial when the teams last played on May 5th, falling 4-2. Can the Little Cyclones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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