After both having extra time off, the Ankeny Hawks and the Northwest Wolves will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Ankeny is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Ankeny was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-37 to Cedar Falls.
While Northwest didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Southeast Polk 63-36 last Friday. Given the Wolves 's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Rams are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Northwest and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Ankeny, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Ankeny didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Northwest when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 50-45 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ankeny 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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