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By Justin Magill, Sport Ngin, 08/25/14, 1:45PM CDT

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Aug. 28: Minnetonka travels to Benilde-St. Margaret's as defending state champs square off


Minnetonka beat Lakeville North 1-0 to win the state Class 2A girls' soccer championship last year. Star Tribune file photo by Marlin Levison

It is not often that two No. 1's get to face each other, and it's even more rare when two defending champions square off.

Minnetonka is No. 1 in Class 2A in the state coaches' association preseason poll while Benilde-St. Margaret's holds the top spot in Class 1A. Their matchup on Thursday is the easy choice for top game of the week.

The Skippers opened the season with a dominating 5-0 win against St. Peter. Minnetonka will have a test two days before it plays Benilde-St. Margaret's when the Skippers travel to Eastview, No. 8 in Class 2A, on Tuesday.

In Minnetonka's season-opening victory, Ellen Mau and Kippin Keller each scored twice and recorded four points.

The Red Knights are 2-0-0 and have already taken on some elite company in Class 1A.

They defeated No. 7 Rochester Lourdes 4-0 to open the season and, two days later, recorded a 2-0 victory against No. 3 Blake.

Benilde-St. Margaret's has shown no signs of letting down from two consecutive state titles. Minnetonka showed it can score and will have to keep that pace up this week with two big games.

What a way to really get the soccer season underway. The two defending state champions in an early-season showdown, battling to see which is the best team in the state.

It just doesn't get much better than that.

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