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There was a time, not too long ago, that this ranked as the top football rivalry in the MIL.
Whenever Baldwin and Maui High tangled on the gridiron, there always seemed to be something major on the line.
But over the past decade, or so, Baldwin's program went on a steady climb while Maui High's program went into a steep decline. Although the geographical rivalry still existed, the significance of the match-ups didn't have nearly the same competitive meaning they once did.
Until this season, that is. After a long spell of utter frustration, the Sabers are competitive once again. And the Bears are no longer the undisputed kings of the hill in MIL football.
When the two teams meet tonight at War Memorial Stadium, each will be sporting marks of 1-1 and the winner will move into a tie for first place with idle King Kekaulike in the Division-I standings.
After suffering its first MIL loss since late in the 2004 season by falling to Kekaulike three weeks ago, Baldwin bounced back with a 27-19 win over the Lunas last week.
Tomorrow night, the Lunas will be trying to rebound as well, visiting Kamehameha in a key D-II showdown. The Warriors are coming off a 36-29 loss to Kekaulike.
You can follow both games live on Maui's ESPN 550 or via the internet at ESPN550.com. The pre-game coverage begins at 6:40 with the kickoffs set for 7 o'clock.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
After spending the past two weeks on the road, winning at Washington State and narrowly losing at UNLV, 34-33, the University of Hawaii football team is idle this week before returning to the mainland for the WAC opener at Louisiana Tech.
But there's plenty of college football action worthy of your attention this weekend.
Week 4 kicked off with a surprise as South Carolina shocked No. 4 Ole Miss 16-10 last night, shutting down QB Jevan Snead and an Ole Miss offense that came into the game averaging 48 points and 424 yards.
The Gamecocks had been 1-31 all-time against top 5 foes, but left Williams-Brice Stadium with the biggest win of coach Steve Spurrier's five seasons with the program.
In marked the fourth time in as many weeks that a Top Five team crashed. Oklahoma lost to BYU in Week 1, Oklahoma State was upset by Houston, and, just last week, USC was stunned by Washington.
Among the top match-ups this weekend:
No. 3 Alabama entertains Arkansas, which has shown a lot of firepower so far this season. No. 4 Penn State will be seeking to avenge a loss to Iowa that knocked the Nittany Lions out of last year's BCS title race. No. 6 Cal is at Oregon, which is coming off an impressive win over Utah. In one of the weekend's best match-ups, surging No. 9 Miami visits No. 11 VaTech.
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