Mayer Lutheran, fresh off a 67-59 loss at Belle Plaine last Thursday, looks to rebound from an early season low point.
Hoping to establish some offensive consistency, the No. 9-1A Crusaders (7-1, 2-1) will likely rely on one of their scoring leaders from last season, Lexi Schermann. The senior guard is averaging a team-high 14.9 points per game this season.
Challenger Norwood-Young America (3-1, 2-1) is looking to bounce back from an abrupt ending to last season's section playoffs. The Raiders won 24 games last season and earned the top seed in the Class 2A, Section 2 before being bounced 71-43 by Jordan in the semifinals.
Norah Erickson has been a spark plug for the Raiders' offense this season. In a 71-54 victory over Southwest Christian on Dec. 12, she scored a team-high 20 points.