Softball Game Preview: Coon Rapids on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 9:54am

Softball Preview: Coon Rapids Cardinals vs. Champlin Park Rebels

The Coon Rapids Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Champlin Park Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Coon Rapids had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Andover. Coon Rapids has struggled against Andover recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Champlin Park faced St. Michael-Albertville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Champlin Park never let St. Michael-Albertville onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering Champlin Park has won six contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Coon Rapids now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Champlin Park, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coon Rapids might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Champlin Park in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Coon Rapids avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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