Maple Grove entered their tilt with Willmar on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Willmar Cardinals 2-1. For the Crimson, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2022.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Maple Grove who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 15-8.
Maple Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Virginia Schuler led the charge by getting five digs and 15 assists. Schuler is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Willmar still got an impressive performance from Hannah Magnuson, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Magnuson has posted in her last eight matches.
Maple Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Willmar, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-5 record.
Maple Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Elk River on the 4th. As for Willmar, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Byron on the 5th.
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