Punahou's Kalae Harrison and the Buffanblu will take on Mililani's JR Suehisa and the Trojans in the Division I state championship game. CJ Caraang | SL

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The 2019 Division I state baseball championship game will have a "dynasty vs. destiny" feel to it.

Punahou will try to add title No. 14 to its trophy collection while Mililani is looking to cap its magical postseason run with its first-ever state crown when the two teams duke it out Saturday night at Iron Maehara Stadium in the Wally Yonamine Foundation Baseball Championships.

The second-ranked Buffanblu (16-4) belted out 11 hits and cashed in on four errors in their 10-2 semifinal win over Hilo (14-4) on Friday to reach their first state title game since 2010.

A few hours later, the seventh-ranked Trojans (15-2) dethroned reigning state champion Baldwin (15-1) in eighth innings, 2-1 in walk-off fashion thanks to a bases-loaded wild pitch that plated the game-winning run to send Mililani to its third state title game appearance.

MILILANI MAGIC!!!!! Trojans dethrone reigning state champion Baldwin, 2-1, in walk-off fashion, their third walk-off win in four postseason games. JR Suehisa scores on a wild pitch with the bases loaded to give Mililani the win.

— Michael Lasquero (@SL_Mich) May 11, 2019

Leadoff batter John Richard Suehisa came home for the game-winning run to give the Trojans' their third walk-off victory in four postseason contests. He also scored in a similar fashion to give Mililani the 3-2 win over Campbell in the OIA championship game.

"This feels just like OIAs, but we're going for the ship. We're not stopping now," Suehisa said after the Trojans' semifinal win.

The walk-off victories may be nerve-racking for Mililani fans, but coach Mark Hirayama wouldn't have it any other way.

"I said it before numerous times, I'd rather be lucky than good," Hirayama said.

"We didn't execute very well, but we were able to keep it close against a really good Baldwin team —and luck kind of was on our side tonight."

While Mililani can ride the emotional-high of its late game heroics, Punahou is taking an even-keeled approach before the final game of the season.

"Every season has its story and we're still writing ours," said Punahou coach Keenan Sue, who played under Hirayama in the mid-1990s when Hirayama was a hitting coach for the Buffanblu.

"We'll wake up in the morning, have a great breakfast and we'll have a great warmup and we'll have a great first inning and we'll take it from there. That's all we're focused on, just staying in the moment."

BASE: Teacher vs. Student in Division I baseball final https://t.co/FidUZIDKhK pic.twitter.com/ugNWr2KkOS

— ScoringLive (@scoringlive) May 11, 2019

The winner of Saturday's game will be the first non-Maui team to win the state title since 2015.

Game time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Mililani's JR Suehisa is lifted up by a handful of teammates after scoring the game-winning run.

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No. 7 Mililani stuns No. 1 Baldwin in eight innings, 2-1
The defending champs totaled more hits in the game, but in the end it was a heads-up base running play that gave the underdogs the win.

Charles Winchester scattered seven hits in six innings of work to help Mililani keep the Bears at bay. Winchester gave way to Oshiro in the seventh, who pitched two innings of no-hit ball to earn the win. Oshiro did it in just 20 pitches, which means he is eligible to pitch in Saturday’s contest.

Both pitchers also teamed up to score the Trojans’ first run to tie the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning. Oshiro got on via a bases on ball, got bunted over to second by Ethan Thomas and stole third after a throw towards second base before scoring on Winchester’s sac fly.

Baldwin starting pitcher Bennett Ziegler-Namoa was originally listed as a designated hitter on the lineup card, but was thrust into pitching duties when projected starter Roy Meinen could not go due to a stomach virus.

Ziegler-Namoa faced 17 batters before giving up a hit to Micah Kaohu that went into right field, but Baba Varner’s throw to home got Waika Fukuda out trying to score from second to end the fifth inning.

Cody Constantino took over pitching duties in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a hit to Suehisa, but he settled down to get an inning-ending strikeout to keep the score at 1-1.

Constantino would hold his own until the bottom of the eighth when Suehisa’s hit went off the first base bag to get him on as a base runner. After a sac bunt by Oshiro, the Bears took Constantino out of the game in favor of Varner, who recorded the save in the Bears’ 8-5 quarterfinal win over Waiakea.

The Bears elected to intentionally walk the next two batters to load the bases, but that plan backfired when two straight wild pitches eventually led to Suehisa’s game-winning run.