Are the Explorers for real? Certainly seems so. They're 9-0 and rising rapidly in the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' Midwest Top 10.

Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.) has shaken off a difficult start to the season with three straight big-time wins and has vaulted into the top 10 of the national rankings.

Brunswick (Conn.) and Lawrenceville (N.J.) are the new No. 1 teams in the Northeast and Midwest, respectively. Rankings are presented by CWENCH Hydration.

This week’s race to polish off regular-season titles and simply extend seasons by a handful of days should be frenetic.