Maple Grove faced Park Center in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Crimson lost 3-0 to the Pirates. The Crimson's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Maple Grove was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Park Center work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-25, 25-19.
Hagen H?ppeler paced Maple Grove's offense, picking up five kills. H?ppeler got some help from Ryan Patten and his 14 assists. Gavin Chabica controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Maple Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Park Center, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Maple Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Andover on the 16th. As for Park Center, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Coon Rapids on the 16th.
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