Teignmouth coach Simon Morrell knows what's coming this Saturday when Kingsbridge visit Bitton Park.
It's a second-against-fourth tussle as the promotion race starts to heat up approaching the halfway stage of the season.
The two sides fought each other to a standstill last season and Morrell expects the same again.
"Both games last season were settled in injury time and it doesn't get much tighter than that," said Morrell.
"Personally, I think it is between us and them who are the second-best team in this division, although Truro might disagree.
"We have had a pretty good start to the season, apart from the poke in the eye Penryn gave us, which someone always does.
"I would like to get this one out of the way with the right result, then get through to Christmas unbeaten.
"Team-wise we will be stronger after Christmas. I don't want to drop any unnecessary points before the new year though."
Teignmouth have got this far in the season despite selection problems week in and week out, problems that show little sign of easing just yet.
Morrell expects to be without prop Paul Scott, centre Will Sowden, flanker Ben Parrett and fly-half Joe Simmonds due to injuries. Prop George Mowson is 50/50 and utility back Henry Raby is in the United States.
Depleted or otherwise, the Teigns were still just a bit too good for Withycombe last time out in the Devon Intermediate Cup, running out 14-5 winners.
Teignmouth turned around 5-0 up thanks to a try from Chris Sherlock, which new signing Sam Fellows converted.
The Teigns were unable to turn pressure into points in the second half, other than when Colin Aldworth crept over for a try. Fellows converted that one as well.Tiverton return to league action this Saturday with a derby date against Okehampton.
It is hard to pick an obvious favourite for the clash between two sides whose seasons appear to be going in opposite directions.
Tiverton have lost four of their last five matches as they have slipped down the table from second to sixth.
The Okes are on the up with four wins in their last five starts, which has hoisted them up to seventh in the standings.
Tiverton were on Devon Intermediate Cup duty last Saturday, winning 19-17 at Paignton after a real struggle.
Paignton, who play in the division below, are an improving side and at 17-14 up with less than five minutes to go looked like springing a minor upset. Tiverton drove a line-out over to win the game with a late try, but team chief Charlie Burt was the first to admit it was a close-run thing.
"We had 80 per cent of the territory and possession for most of the match so I was disappointed that we didn't execute our game plan better," said Burt.
"Take nothing away from Paignton, their defence was superb, even if some of their methods pushed the laws to the limit.
"They played very well without the ball, chasing and harrying us all the time, not allowing us to settle. We got the right result in the end, but it was close."
It looked like being a stroll in the park at first as Tiverton shot into a 14-0 lead with Jimmy Atkins converting his own try and one by Sam Smith.
Bit by bit Paignton got back in the game and midway through the second half went 17-14 up but their penalty count crept up as the defending got more desperate and there was a certain inevitability about the way it ended.
Atkins pumped a penalty into the corner, Tiverton won the line-out and set up the drive for Richard Tucker to claim the try.
Okehampton were without a game for their first XV last Saturday, as were league leaders University of Exeter, are away to Torquay Athletic.Sidmouth host Wellington on Saturday looking up the table on the back of two successive wins.
The Blackmore Field outfit didn't have a game last weekend as they had a bye in the Devon Intermediate Cup but will be looking to make it three wins on the trot.
