Eden Prairie at Edina
7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 14

Eden Prairie has sputtered as of late, losing three of its last four games after starting the season five consecutive victories.

Junior midfielder and Ohio State commit J.D. Spielman (23-9-32) and opportunistic senior attackmen Sean Patterson (21 goals) and Nic Perkins (22 goals) make the No. 6 Eagles (6-3, 3-2) a dangerous team despite the missteps. 

Edina has already defeated Eden Prairie, edging the Eagles 5-4 on April 28 behind junior attackman John Marple’s hat trick. Marple has 14 goals this season, while junior attackmen A.J. Nelson (7-16-23) and Hunter Halling (16 goals) give the No. 9 Hornets (4-4, 4-2) multiple scoring options in this Lake Conference clash.

Both second-place Edina and third-place Eden Prairie have only two league games remaining to make up ground on Lake leader Wayzata (8-0, 5-0).