Maple Grove faced Spring Lake Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Crimson fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Crimson's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Maple Grove sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 25-27, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Maple Grove still got an impressive performance from Pengxue Xiong, who had 11 digs and one assist. Owen Burshem also deserves some recognition as he had his first blocks of the season.
Maple Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Spring Lake Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Maple Grove didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Park Center on the 14th. As for Spring Lake Park, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Coon Rapids on the 14th.
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