Cloquet vs. Esko
7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6

Cloquet and Esko may find themselves in the thick of things in the Class 1A, Section 7 playoffs this postseason, but first they’ll face each other in an important section-seeding game.

The Lumberjacks (9-3-2, 4-2) have not been held scoreless once this season and will look to their offense to carry them back to the playoffs, where they lost to Hermantown in the semifinals a year ago. 

Kendra Kelley will be key for Cloquet not only in the postseason but against Esko. She has a team-best 18 goals.

The Eskomos (7-6-1, 5-0) played the Lumberjacks to a 1-1 draw on Aug. 30 and are eager to get a win that could give them momentum to get beyond the first round of the Section 7 playoffs after stalling there a year ago.