Coon Rapids is 0-8 against Maple Grove since September of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Coon Rapids Cardinals will face off against the Maple Grove Crimson at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Coon Rapids is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They came up short against Chisago Lakes Area, falling 3-0.
Coon Rapids was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Maple Grove didn't have quite enough to beat North Branch on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Maple Grove might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on North Branch: every set was decided by two points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Maple Grove had strong showings from Amanda Swiers, who had six digs and 14 assists, and Mckinley Hardle, who had nine digs.
Coon Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Maple Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
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