Burnsville at St. Michael-Albertville
7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27

St. Michael-Albertville reached the Class 2A state tournament last season by defeating top-seeded Rogers 3-0 in the Section 8 title game. The Knights finished the season with a 16-4 record after losing to Lakeville North 3-1 in the Class 2A state quarterfinals.

St. Michael-Albertville, which looks to return 11 players from last year’s team, gets an early test against Class 2A, Section 3 finalist Burnsville.

The Blaze are set to return 14 players from a team that posted a 12-6-1 record and advanced to the section championship match, where they lost to eventual Class 2A state champion Eagan 2-1. The Wildcats accounted for two of Burnsville’s losses last year.