Jordan at Belle Plaine
7:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11

Just a week ago, these two Minnesota River Conference powerhouses squared off in Jordan, with No. 3-2A Belle Plaine earning a 3-1 victory over No. 7-2A Jordan despite the absence of top hitter Mariena Hayden. The sophomore conference MVP has been nursing a back injury but should be back by the first week of October as the Tigers ramp up their Class 2A, Section 2 title defense. Hayden has led her team to the state tournament in back-to-back years after Jordan represented the section in 2011 and won state titles in 2006 and 2008. Another victory by Belle Plaine would seemingly put the Tigers in the driver’s seat for a top section seeding in mid-September.