Maple Grove has gone 8-1 against Anoka recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Maple Grove Crimson will challenge the Anoka Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Maple Grove sitting on five straight victories and Anoka on three.
Maple Grove will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Wayzata, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Maple Grove skirted past Wayzata 2-1.
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 25-15, 22-25, 25-20.
Maple Grove relied on the efforts of Amanda Swiers, who had three digs and 25 assists, and Mckinley Hardle, who had 23 digs and a kill. With that strong performance, Hardle is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Anoka got the win against Blaine on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Maple Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Anoka, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Maple Grove might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Anoka in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Maple Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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