The Champlin Park Rebels are taking a road trip to face off against the Maple Grove Crimson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Champlin Park was fully in charge, breezing past Elk River 91-56. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Elks are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Maple Grove's way against Centennial on Tuesday as Maple Grove made off with a 68-47 win. The Crimson have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Maple Grove pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for Champlin Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Champlin Park ended up a good deal behind Maple Grove in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 82-64. Can Champlin Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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