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Northfield's Game of the Week

Raiders set to search for first win of season in tough tournament.

Corey Voegele, Neighbor
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volleyball team heads to Marshall this weekend to take part in one of the toughest volleyball tournaments in the state.


VOLLEYBALL

Northfield (0-3) at the Molten Southwest Minnesota Challenge.

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CHEAT SHEET

  • SITE: Marshall High School and Southwest State University

  • TIME: Friday night and all day Saturday

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  • LAST YEAR: went 3-2 in their five tournament matches to finish 18th in the 32-team field.


    • ON THE LINE

    The Challenge, which includes top teams from all three Minnesota classes, is hardly the place to go looking for your first win of the season, but that's the position the Raiders find themselves in.


    IT'S A GOOD WEEKEND IF …

    The Raiders definitely need to get into the win column by the time they leave Marshall, but repeating last year's finish—Northfield split its first two matches Friday, then advanced to the championship of its bracket Saturday—is going to be a tall order.

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