Mankato East at Mankato West
7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25

Mankato East (7-3-2) and the Mankato West (10-1-1) each begin the week with 16 points in the Big 9 Conference, two behind league-leading Northfield. The biggest story in Mankato socccer, however, has been the play of Scarlets' sophomore Jake Makela. He has scored three or more goals five times and leads the state with 22 goals, seven more than the next best total, and 52 points. Makela, who started playing varsity as an eighth grader, already owns the school record for career points with 74.