Champlin Park faced Maple Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Rebels took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crimson. Rebels fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Crimson since Tuesday.
Champlin Park was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Maple Grove work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 29-27, 23-25, 25-17.
Leading Maple Grove to victory were Mckinley Hardle and Amanda Swiers. Hardle had 15 digs and two aces, while Swiers had 21 assists and nine digs. That's the most digs Swiers has posted over her last nine matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Tess Schuler, who had 12 digs and two assists.
Champlin Park dropped their record down to 11-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Maple Grove, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Champlin Park will challenge Anoka at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Maple Grove, they will head out to face off against Hopkins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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