Two Western Bay teams will meet for the third time in four weeks on Saturday in one semifinal of the BOPRU Baywide Division Two competition.
Judea and Arataki will be desperate for victory, with a place in the grand final at stake, from where the winner secures a Division One place next season.
In the last round of the Western Bay of Plenty top six in the first weekend of July, Judea annexed the Merv Scholes Trophy and Hardy Rosebowl when they came from a six-point deficit at halftime to grab an 18-14 win at Grenada Park.
The next weekend, the two sides backed up to fight out the Seeka KI Western BOP Championship with the Combined Cup on the line. Arataki led most of the way in another hard-fought encounter, to take out a 22-20 victory.
The Judea win in the first game of their local derbies gave the Tauranga side the Western Bay No1 ranking in the Baywide playoffs.