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Top games: Maple Lake meets Mayer Lutheran in clash of top-ranked teams

By Tim Kolehmainen, SportsEngine, 09/25/17, 1:00PM CDT

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Sept. 26: The No. 1-2A-ranked Irish take on the host No. 1-1A Crusaders with undefeated records on the line.


Maple Lake has opened its defense of a Class 2A state title with 17 straight victories. But the path to an unbeaten season rolls through No. 1-1A and unbeaten Mayer Lutheran Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Juhn, SportsEngine

Now that it's the final week of September, the Minnesota high school volleyball races are heating up and there's a number of conference and section showdowns happening in the coming days. It was a difficult task to pare down to the top matches of the week to just five, as there were upwards of a dozen that immediately caught attention for their section and/or conference importance.

But it was a nonconference, non-section, non-class matchup that really stood out as our pick for the Top Match of the Week.

Defending state champions and unbeaten titans Maple Lake and Mayer Lutheran clash Tuesday night in Mayer. Nothing is at stake but bragging rights, but it promises to be a true heavyweight battle.

Maple Lake (17-0) won last year’s Class 2A state championship and has ripped off 17 straight victories to open its title defense. The Irish, who are ranked No. 1 in the Class 2A coaches' poll, have lost just five sets all season, although three of those came against the difficult Class A/AA Showcase field last weekend. Meanwhile, Mayer Lutheran (17-0) has also opened with 17 straight victories in defense of its Class 1A state title — and the No. 1-1A Crusaders also are coming off a victory in the Class A/AA Showcase.

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