Ankeny Centennial has gone 8-2 against Johnston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. Johnston took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ankeny Centennial, who comes in off a win.
Ankeny Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Waukee, who was ranked eighth at the time (Ankeny Centennial was ranked third). The Jaguars came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Ankeny Centennial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-12.
Mya Lei Butters
| 09/30/25 vs Waukee | 10 |
| 09/25/25 vs Ankeny | 26 |
| 09/18/25 vs Valley | 22 |
| 09/16/25 vs Dowling Catholic | 19 |
Among those leading the charge was Mya Lei Butters, who had ten digs and seven assists. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played. Adi Reyes also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Ankeny Centennial was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Meanwhile, Johnston didn't have quite enough to beat Valley on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Dragons have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Johnston's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Ankeny Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Ankeny Centennial took their victory against Johnston in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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