St. Michael-Albertville lost to Maple Grove back in October of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The St. Michael-Albertville Knights came out on top against the Maple Grove Crimson by a score of 3-1.
St. Michael-Albertville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Maple Grove saw an underclassman step up: Mckinley Hardle had 15 digs.
St. Michael-Albertville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Maple Grove, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-10.
St. Michael-Albertville will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. Buffalo is coming into the matchup with five straight losses at home, meaning St. Michael-Albertville will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Maple Grove, they will host Coon Rapids at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maple Grove is facing Coon Rapids at the right time seeing as Coon Rapids is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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