The Elk River Elks will challenge the Spring Lake Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Elk River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Anoka, who was ranked second at the time (Elk River was ranked fifth). The Elks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tornadoes on Wednesday. The Elks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Elk River started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Spring Lake Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on Osseo with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday. The Panthers not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 21st (when they won 3-0).
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-21, 25-14.
Elk River better keep an eye on Hector Ly. He was instrumental in Spring Lake Park's win, getting 22 assists and seven digs. That's the most assists Ly has posted over his last six games.
Spring Lake Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Elk River, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Elk River suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Spring Lake Park in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Elks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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