This matchup also features two teams that share the same ranking in different classes, as No. 10-2A Maranatha Christian Academy faces No. 10-1A Sleepy Eye in the Breakdown Sports Tip Off Classic.
The Mustangs are coming off a season in which they topped the Minnesota Christian Athletic Association with a record of 13-0 but saw their dreams of a state title dashed with a 79-65 loss to Mountain Iron-Buhl in the Class 2A semifinals.
Maranatha returns Kylie Post and Jaclyn Jarnot, two of the four players who averaged more than 10 points per game last season. Jarnot led the team with 17.9 ppg.
The Indians won the Tomahawk Conference last season, but they weren’t able to turn that into any postseason success. They lost 53-39 to Cedar Mountain-Comfrey in the quarterfinals of the Class 1A, Section 2 tournament.
Sleepy Eye (2-0) opened its season with an 80-37 thrashing of Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton last Friday and defeated New Century Academy 69-45 a day later.