It is a fitting way for the MIAA Division 2 North state field hockey tournament to be decided.

Tomorrow's Division 2 North Final (1 p.m., North Andover High School), which was moved from today due to the weather, pits the top two seeds in the section in the Hornets and Watertown. To top it all off, both teams come into the game unbeaten as the Cape Ann League champion and top-seeded Hornets sport a 20-0-1 record while the Raiders come into the contest with an 18-0-2 record.

"This was how it was supposed to go," Grant said. "Number one against No. 2 and we are both undefeated. This is the game the girls have been waiting for all year."

While two undefeated teams battling it out for a sectional title is enough drama for most, the story lines do not end there.

Tomorrow's meeting will mark the third year in a row that the Hornets have made the Division 2 North finals falling in overtime each of the last two seasons. Ironically, the Hornets were defeated by Watertown 2-1 in double overtime in last year's North final. Watertown ended up dropping a 3-2 decision to Hopkington in their next game — the state semifinals.

Tomorrow's game also marks the third year in a row that the Hornets and Raiders have met in the state tournament. The two teams split the last two years as Manchester Essex knocked off the Raiders 3-0 in the Division 2 North quarterfinals in 2007.

The Hornets have been chomping at the bit for a chance to face the Raiders this season and they say the team with more to play for is themselves.

"We have last year's game fresh in our minds and we want revenge," Hornets senior tri-captain Amelia Burke said following the team's 1-0 win over Belmont in the Division 2 North semifinals. "I think we want it a little more this year and that will be the difference."

Manchester Essex will surely have its hands full with the defending Division 2 North champs who have lost just one game in their last 42 contests. The Raiders were unbeaten in 18 regular-season games en route to the Middlesex League championship. One of the Raiders' two ties, however, came at the hands of Belmont, who the Hornets knocked out of the tournament.

The Raiders have gotten through their two postseason games by barely breaking a sweat. They have outscored their opponents 12-1 in those two wins, including a 7-1 win over Wilmington and a 5-0 win over Newburyport, two teams that the Hornets defeated in Cape Ann League play this season.

"Watertown is one of the premier programs in the area," Grant said. "You never want to play them because they are so strong but the girls want this one badly after last season."

On the flip side, the Hornets have grinded out two 1-0 wins over Bishop Fenwick and Belmont. The Hornets controlled play through the majority of the game against the Crusaders but Belmont gave them a serious scare and even hit the post late in the second half.

When it comes to beating the Raiders, the Hornets game plan is simple: don't change anything. Manchester Essex is taking an if it's not broke don't fix it approach. The Hornets have played defense, with clutch goaltending from junior Vicki Grimes while they've dominated ball control.

"We have to keep doing what he have been doing," Burke said. "We need to connect on our passes and play strong defense. We are going to need everybody to beat Watertown."