Hopkins lost against Maple Grove back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Hopkins Royals fell just short of the Maple Grove Crimson by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Crimson: they've now lost six in a row.
Hopkins started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-18, 16-14.
Maple Grove was led to victory by Mckinley Hardle and Amanda Swiers. Hardle had 17 digs, while Swiers had four digs. What's more, Swiers also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in she last three matches.
Hopkins' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Maple Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Hopkins will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Spring Lake Park at 7:00 p.m. As for Maple Grove, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat vs. Rogers on the 21st.
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