No. 9-A Mound-Westonka at No. 8-A Orono
7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17
At Orono Ice Arena, Long Lake

Orono sits atop the Wright County Conference but faces a stiff test this Friday when Mound-Westonka comes to town. Both teams are ranked in the top 10 in Class 1A and neither wants to fall behind Blake in the Section 5A seeding race. In an odd scheduling twist, the two teams play back-to-back games, first at Orono on Friday then at Mound next Tuesday. Senior Becky Smith (18-4-22) has been on fire for Orono, scoring in 13 of 18 games. In a bit of one-upmanship, freshman Liz Schepers (20-13-33) has at least one goal in 15 of 18 games. Each is the only double-digit goal scorer for her team.