On the last night of the high school soccer regular season for both the Port Neches-Groves and Nederland boys and girls soccer teams, the stakes have been raised higher than what is already an intense rivalry.

The schools that are separated by about five miles will be battling for two district 38-4A championships tonight. Both games will start at 7 p.m. with the boys game taking place at Nederland and the girls game at PN-G.

On the boys side, Nederland holds a one-point lead (35-34) on PN-G in the district despite both teams sporting an 11-1-1 record. The difference is actually from the first game the two teams played, a 2-2 tie that Nederland won in a shootout. Since that loss, the Indians lost its only regulation district game to Little Cypress-Mauriceville and has allowed a total of four goals in six games.

The scenario for both teams is simple: win and the district championship is all theirs. Things become a bit more complicated if PN-G wins in via shootout. Both teams will be tied at 36 points and would split the district championship. Because of the goal differential tiebreaker however, Nederland would go into the playoffs as the top seed if both teams tied.

The girls standings also separate PN-G and Nederland by a point (36-35), but the Lady Indians are on top by virtue of their 12-1 record. Nederland has an 11-1-1 record and defeated PN-G 2-0 in the first meeting on Feb. 22.

The outlook for playoff seedings are just about the same as for the boys. If either team wins in regulation, they are the outright district champions. If Nederland wins in a shootout, they will be district champions because of the head-to-head wins over PN-G.