Maple Grove entered their tilt with Elk River on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They had just enough and edged the Elk River Elks out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crimson also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
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. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 26-28, 15-11.
Maple Grove's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Virginia Schuler, who had eight digs and 16 assists. Schuler is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amanda Swiers, who had ten digs and ten assists.
Maple Grove is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Elk River, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-14 record.
Maple Grove didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Delano on the 5th. As for Elk River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Buffalo on the 5th.
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