It will take some remarkable performances for No. 1 Jay and No. 2 St. Dom’s to top last year’s Western Class C final.

Josh Armandi’s two-run triple in the top of seventh sent Jay to another Class C title game with a 4-2 win, and sent St. Dom’s home determined not to squander another opportunity this year.

The two teams will vie for the regional crown again today at 3 p.m. at Gorham High School. Eight Saints who started that game and sat stunned in the dugout as Jay celebrated its second straight Western Maine title will be in the starting lineup again today. Seven Tigers who greeted Armandi with hugs and high-fives after he recorded the last out in the bottom of the seventh, though not Armandi himself, will be back in the starting lineup this afternoon.

Saints’ coach Allen Turgeon downplayed any motivation for revenge his team might have in today’s matchup.

“I don’t think it’s a factor,” Turgeon said. “It’s a big game, but it’s another ballgame. Our kids are ready, and I think this year we have a little better team than last year. I’ve always told them preparation pays off in the big games and they’ve shown that in the last two (playoff) wins.”

The Saints (14-2) will likely start Turgeon’s son, Ryan (5-2, zero earned runs and 45 strikeouts in 42 innings). Turgeon started last year’s title game and breezed through the first five innings before faltering in the latter stages (six hits, eight Ks, four walks).

“We’ve got a test ahead of us,” said Jay coach Chris Bessey. “Ryan’s a pretty good pitcher. I was impressed with him last year and I’m sure he’s only gotten better. He’s got pretty good velocity on his fastball and he’s got a good change to throw in there and, from what I’ve heard, he’s worked on his breaking ball.”

Turgeon will face a potent Jay (14-4) lineup that shattered the school mark for runs in a season (175). The Tigers batted .314 as a team, and the fact that their leading hitter, third baseman Jacob Farrington, hit .380 shows how balanced they are one through nine.

The Tigers will be playing without starting catcher Austin Ouellette, who has missed the last month with a fractured pink finger.

Zach Charles will toe the rubber for the Tigers. The 6-foot-5 senior is 4-1 with a 2.20 ERA and 30 Ks in 30 innings. He struggled with his control early in the season but, as in past years, he has become a solid starter for Jay down the stretch.

“In his last three or four starts, he’s had real good command of his pitches and he’s got three pitches with three different speeds,” Bessey said.

Charles will have his hands full with a strong Saints lineup led by junior Jon Rutt (.526) and an aggressive senior nucleus of Turgeon, Ian Pullen and Jack Lavoie.

“I’m really happy with where our team is right now,” said Allen Turgeon. “We’ve played so well defensively, our pitching has been really good, Our young kids have stepped up and the bottom of our order has really come through.”

The Class C game will be followed by the Class A tilt between No. 1 Deering (16-0) and No. 3 Portland (14-2) at 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Class D game features another rematch between No. 1 North Yarmouth Academy (14-1) and No. 2 Buckfield (14-2). The Panthers hammered the Bucks last year, 10-0, in six innings on their way to their second state title in a row.

The Bucks also lost to the Panthers in the semifinals in 2002 and to Monmouth in the 2001 regional final.

“They pretty much have the same team as they did last year,” said coach Chuck Williams. “They will hit the baseball. We’ll need to come up with some big hits and put the ball in play and see what happens.”

A senior triumvirate of four-year starters, Jeff Russell, Chris Savage and Scott Wetherell will lead the Bucks to their third regional final in their careers.

NYA’s offense is paced by Luke Welch and Tim Lachance.

Wednesday’s Class B game features a match between WMC conference rivals and traditional powerhouses Greely (13-5) and Cape Elizabeth (14-5).