It was a good run, but Willmar unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Maple Grove Crimson by a score of 2-1. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crimson apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2022.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Willmar sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 15-8.
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 games.
Maple Grove got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Virginia Schuler out in front who had 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.
Willmar's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Maple Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Willmar has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Byron on the 5th. As for Maple Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Elk River on the 4th.
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