Chaska at Prior Lake
4:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 28

Both teams are looking to erase the taste of defeat in this early-season matchup of top-15 teams in Class 3A.

Prior Lake began this season with an upset loss to Owatonna last Thursday night in five sets. The Lakers lost the first two sets before storming back to force a fifth, but they couldn’t sustain momentum and finish off the rally.

Chaska’s sour taste goes back much further, to the Section 2AAA final against Delano in which the top-ranked Hawks were denied a bid to the state tournament.

Much of that team returns for its senior season, including All-State middle Sarah Kelly and honorable mention All-State teammates Erin Schindler at outside hitter and Makayla Wenzel at setter. They’ll be hungry in their final season together.