Basketball Recap: Maple Grove Skates Past Elk River with Ease

Crimson

Previous 3 Games

01/15/25 vs Elk River	79-42
01/13/25 @ Coon Rapids	88-64
01/12/25 @ Coon Rapids	88-64

Maple Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They breezed by the Elk River Elks to the tune of 79-42. Given the Crimson's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Elks are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Maple Grove is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.2 points per game. As for Elk River, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Maple Grove has already played their next game (against Faribault), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Elk River has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Sauk Rapids-Rice.