The Elk River Elks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Champlin Park Rebels at 4:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Elk River has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Champlin Park will arrive with three straight wins.
On Wednesday, Elk River suffered a rough 14-4 loss at the hands of St. Michael-Albertville. That's two games in a row now that Elk River has lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Champlin Park faced Andover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Champlin Park blew past Andover 8-1. The result was nothing new for Champlin Park, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Elk River's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Champlin Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
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