Mounds View at Woodbury
7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6

Since a 6-0-1 start and a No. 3 ranking in the Sept. 13 Class 2A coaches’ association poll, Mounds View has gone south with consecutive losses to No. 4-2A Park Center (4-1), No. 7-2A East Ridge (1-0) and No. 10-2A Cretin-Derham Hall (4-2).

The Mustangs (8-3-2, 3-2-1) picked up a 3-2 overtime win over Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village on Sept. 26 and defeated White Bear Lake 2-1 on Sept. 28. They also finished tied with Stillwater 2-2 on Oct. 1. 

Mounds View will have a battle on its hands with Woodbury, a team that experience a similar midseason swoon. The Royals (6-5-1, 3-2-1) suffered through a three-game skid with defeats to No. 1-2A North St. Paul (2-1), East Ridge (2-0) and Cretin-Derham Hall (2-0).

Woodbury bounced back with a 3-0 win over White Bear Lake on Sept. 22 and a 2-2 tie with then-No. 10-2A-ranked Stillwater two days later. The Royals added wins over Prior Lake (2-0) and Park of Cottage Grove (2-1) before losing to No. 6-2A Wayzata 4-1.