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Erskine Academy’s Jackie Sasse and Gardiner’s Katie Berard race for a loose ball last season in South China. The teams split two games a year ago. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)

Temple vs. Madison, Sept. 11 (in Augusta), Oct. 3 (at Madison): Both teams were undefeated in the 2024 regular season and did not meet until the 8-person South regional final, which Madison won on its way to claiming a second consecutive state title.

Winthrop at Monmouth, Sept. 13: The second matchup within a week — the first was Monday in Winthrop — between the rivals comes in the second season since the Ramblers and Mustangs disbanded their co-op.

Erskine vs. Gardiner, Sept. 16 (at Erskine), Oct.7 (at Gardiner): The B North rivals split last year’s regular-season meetings. The Tigers took the first game 4-1 before the Eagles won a 2-1 matchup.

Hall-Dale at Maranacook, Sept. 20: The top two squads in Class C South a season ago, neither team dropped a game until the playoffs.

Winslow at Hall-Dale, Oct. 11: This Saturday morning game could be worth enough Heal points for the winner to make a jump in their standings. Both Winslow (B North) and Hall-Dale (C South) won 10 games last year.

Cooper Sullivan covers high school and collegiate sports in Brunswick and the surrounding communities. He is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he studied at Wake Forest University ('24) and held...

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