Basketball Game Preview: Maple Grove Crimson vs. Coon Rapids Cardinals

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Previous Games

01/10/24 - Away	94-41 W
02/15/23 - Away	89-41 W
01/20/23 - Home	65-18 W
02/07/22 - Away	70-27 W
01/07/22 - Home	76-22 W
+ 5 more games

Maple Grove has gone 10-0 against Coon Rapids recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Maple Grove Crimson will welcome the Coon Rapids Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Maple Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Coon Rapids likes a good challenge.

Maple Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Champlin Park, posting an 87-41 win. The Crimson have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Coon Rapids was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Elk River and fell 77-47. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Elks are ranked 107th).

Coon Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Maple Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Maple Grove against Coon Rapids in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 94-41 victory. Does Maple Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coon Rapids turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.