No. 5-A Achiever Academy at No. 7 Lakeville North
7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16
At Ames Arena, Lakeville

There’s not much hockey history at Achiever Academy, but the Aces could be making a strong push to challenge South St. Paul’s stronghold on Section 4A. The second-year charter school has won eight straight games and vaulted into the Class 1A rankings behind a high-scoring trio of Katie Lynch (13-26-39), Emily Antony (20-18-38) and Aly Tremblay (19-11-30). They’ll have their hands full with one of the stingiest teams in the state. Lakeville North is anchored by goaltender Abby Cooper (13-3-2, 0.77, .947). She already has seven shutouts and has allowed more than two goals just once.