Maple Grove won the last time they faced Hopkins, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Maple Grove Crimson had just enough and edged the Hopkins Royals out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crimson.
Maple Grove had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-18, 16-14.
Leading Maple Grove to victory were Mckinley Hardle and Amanda Swiers. Hardle had 17 digs, while Swiers had four digs. With that strong performance, Hardle is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Maple Grove is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Hopkins, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Maple Grove didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss vs. Rogers on the 21st. As for Hopkins, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Spring Lake Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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