The Elk River Elks will head out on the road to square off against the Brainerd Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elk River has three straight victories, Brainerd has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Elk River narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Blaine 3-2.
Brainerd lost 11-1 to Duluth East on Friday.
Elk River is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Brainerd, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Elk River came out on top in a nail-biter against Brainerd in their previous meeting back in June of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elk River since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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