The Valley Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Ankeny Hawks at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 64-58 to Southeast Polk.
Meanwhile, Ankeny was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ankeny Centennial. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Jaguars are ranked tenth).
Ankeny's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Valley came up short against Ankeny in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 53-43. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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