On Saturday, Maple Grove faced Delano in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Maple Grove Crimson took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Delano Tigers. The Crimson were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2017.
Maple Grove might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Delano: every set was decided by exactly three points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22.
This is the second loss in a row for Maple Grove and nudges their season record down to 17-9. As for Delano, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 24-0.
Maple Grove will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Michael-Albertville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maple Grove is on a three-game streak of home wins, St. Michael-Albertville a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Delano, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Mound-Westonka at 7:00 p.m.
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