The Anoka Tornadoes will square off against the Maple Grove Crimson at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Anoka has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Maple Grove will come in with three straight victories.
Anoka came up short against Champlin Park on Tuesday, falling 7-1. The Tornadoes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-0.
Meanwhile, Maple Grove earned a 3-1 win over Andover on Saturday. Given the Crimson's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Huskies are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anoka's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Maple Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-2 record this season.
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