The Champlin Park Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Elk River Elks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Champlin Park is looking to tack on another W to their seven-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: Andover, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Champlin Park was ranked 16th). Champlin Park blew past Andover 8-1. The result was nothing new for Champlin Park, who have now won four matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Elk River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 14-4 loss at the hands of St. Michael-Albertville. That's two games in a row now that Elk River has lost by exactly ten runs.
Champlin Park is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Elk River, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Champlin Park skirted past Elk River 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Champlin Park 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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