The Maple Grove Crimson will face off against the Andover Huskies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Maple Grove's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Champlin Park , sneaking past 1-0. Given the Crimson's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Rebels are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Andover and Champlin Park finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Maple Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season. Andover's draw gives them a new season record of 3-4-2.
Maple Grove came up short against Andover in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Maple Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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