Jamin Fonseca and top-seeded Mililani will take on Shawn Yoshida and Kapolei in a battle of undefeateds for the Division I league crown. ScoringLive photo illustration

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Saturday night's title game of the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I boys soccer tournament will feature the best of the West in an East-side showdown.

Western Division powerhouses Mililani and Kapolei — the lone remaining undefeated teams on Oahu — will meet for the second time this season. This time, an OIA championship and first-round bye in next month's state tournament are on the line.

Kickoff between the Trojans (11-0-1) and Hurricanes (10-0-2) is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Castle. The game will follow the D2 final between Kailua and Farrington at 5 p.m.

Mililani has long been the class of the OIA, having won a league-record 16 championships, the last coming in 2015.

After a surprising quarterfinal-round exit in last year's OIA tournament, the Trojans find themselves back in familiar territory — against a familiar foe.

Kapolei, which reached the state championship match last season, has two league titles to its credit, but none since 2011.

"We've built into this team the mindset, from the end of the regular season, we have a golden-goal mentality," Hurricanes' co-head coach Ryan Lau said. "We've been preaching in practice where it's golden goal every minute. It's a ‘next-play attitude.' "

That mentality served the Hurricanes well Thursday night in a tightly-contested 1-0 semifinal win over previously-unbeaten Kaiser.

Garrison Lee's direct free kick from 20 yards out in the 67th minute was all the offense Kapolei needed — defense did the rest.

"I think the guys played together and we had a comfort level where we knew what we wanted to do," Lau said. "Defense wins championships. We preach the standard — deny, defend, deflect, delay — and I think we're a little bit more organized than we were in the beginning of the year and it shows because it's a collective effort where the team is the star, so it's an 11-man effort and it showed tonight. I'm proud of the boys."

Thursday's win over the Cougars was a far cry from Tuesday's one-sided 6-0 win over Kahuku, but Lau said his team's mental preparation set the tone.

"I think the good thing that the preseason and the regular season taught us is that you're going to be put in situations that you've got to grind," Lau said. "Despite missing some opportunities they didn't get frustrated and they just kept at it."

The Hurricanes extended their win streak to four games and have outscored the opposition by a margin of 27 to 2 during that stretch. They have a trio of offensive weapons in Lee (13 goals scored this season), Sean Yoshida (11) and Sam Wren (9).

The Trojans, meanwhile, have won eight consecutive games since a 1-1 tie at Kapolei on Dec. 13 — the lone blemish on their record.

Mililani is coming off thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 semifinal win over Kalani Thursday. Three different players scored a goal in the win, including Jamin Fonseca's tying goal in the 74th minute and Ayden Lawes' go-ahead score five minutes later.

"That does taste really good, but it was a tough game and we knew we were going to be in a battle," Trojans coach Steve McGehee said.

It was the first time Mililani allowed more than one goal in a game this season.

Fonseca leads the Trojans with 14 goals scored this season. Hudson Zeisman had scored 11 goals and Noah Ungos nine.

"We are familiar with Mililani, but they have a lot of capable players and they can change up their lineup, so who's to say what they showed (Thursday) will be the same Saturday, or what they had earlier in the year," Lau said.

Both teams have the luxury of a deep bench, which was on full display in their respective semifinals Thursday.

"We've been preaching all year that we're going to utilize all 18 (players)," Lau said. "We're confident that no matter who is in there, there's not going to be any drop off. We know that to go deep, you've got to play guys and you've got to get guys rest. If your guys aren't fresh, your technique tends to go when you're fatigued."

Much like the first meeting, Lau expects a well-played game Saturday.

" I think both teams are better and that's a compliment to both programs and that's why I think, for them, they've qualified for 10 straight state tournaments and we've qualified for nine straight," Lau said. "I think we both know how to create layers to build where we're both starting to find our game at this point in the season."

Kapolei finished second to Mililani in the Western Division in the regular season.