Softball Preview: Champlin Park Rebels vs. Coon Rapids Cardinals
The Champlin Park Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Coon Rapids Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Champlin Park is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Champlin Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: St. Michael-Albertville, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Champlin Park was ranked 13th). Everything went Champlin Park's way against St. Michael-Albertville on Tuesday as Champlin Park made off with a 10-0 victory. Champlin Park might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Coon Rapids had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Andover on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Coon Rapids in their matchups with Andover: they've now lost five in a row.
Champlin Park's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Coon Rapids, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Champlin Park took their victory against Coon Rapids when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Champlin Park repeat their success, or does Coon Rapids have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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