For most teams, reaching a Regional final represents a landmark season.

Take the 2016 Freeport High School baseball team for instance who, after two upsets of York and Greely in the Class B South playoffs, reached its first ever Regional final on Saturday. It’s a huge accomplishment for the players and something the entire community gets behind.

For the Richmond softball team, however, a Regional final is just another season. The Bobcats have reached the Class D South final game 15 seasons in a row, moving on to win six state titles, four in the past six years including three straight.

This year’s postseason run will be even more familiar for Tony Martin’s squad, as it’ll be facing off against longtime rival Buckfield in Wednesday night’s game under the lights at St. Joseph’s College in Standish.

No. 1 seed Richmond (17-0) and third-seeded Buckfield (15-3) have long been the faces of Class D South. Since 2002, no other team has represented the South in the state title game. For over a decade, the two sides have been battling it out in June, once meeting in seven straight Regional finals and nine out of 10, with Buckfield winning six and Richmond three.

The 2016 campaign is Martin’s first at the helm of the program, but having assisted long-time Richmond coach Rick Coughlin in the past, he knows all about Buckfield.

“It’s been going on even way before I started helping Rick (Coughlin),” Martin said. “I know there’s always been a rivalry between us. They’re a good team — they’ve always had good coaching.”

It’s been five seasons since the two teams have met in postseason play, but despite the break, Martin knows it’ll be a “throw the records out” type of affair and is taking the game very seriously.

“There’s always a tension in the air when we play Buckfield,” Martin said. “Doesn’t matter if it’s softball or soccer or basketball. They’ve always been good games and competitive games.

“Like I always try and tell the girls, this time of the year, you’ve got to take it one game at a time. It’s a whole new season when it comes to playoffs. You’ve got to stay upbeat, you’ve got to stay focused on the game. It could be the last game of the year — you never know.”

Richmond, riding a 68- game winning streak, has owned the series of late, taking the last 11 regular-season matchups. It’s been 10 years since the script was flipped and the Bucks handed the Bobcats a season sweep, and since their last win in 2010, Richmond has outscored them, 123-26.

This season was much of the same, with the Bobcats putting up 26 runs over two games, but the 13-9 game in Buckfield was closer than most. After the 14-2 rematch in Richmond on May 17, the Bucks’ coaching staff made it clear that they wanted another shot in the postseason.

“They understand what’s coming up,” Martin said of his team. “We’re practicing all the little stuff — making the right plays, fielding the ball first before you throw, make sure you see the ball to hit it. They’re (Buckfield) going to pull everything out of the hat. They’re going to want to win, and we’ve just got to be ready for that.”

On top of the hot bats and the winning streak, another thing Martin has going for him is experience. Senior like Kelsea Anair and Kalah Patterson have played at St. Joe’s six times in their careers, whether it be for Regional finals or state title games. As they attempt to go four-for-four as Class D champions, Martin expects them to lead the charge.

“I think there’s a lot of support there,” Martin said of his seniors. “They’ll talk to the younger kids a lot. They’ve played down there (St. Joe’s College) since their freshman year. Some years they’ve played down there two games.”

But even with the familiarity, Martin said the nerves will still be there — it’s a big occasion at a big venue against a team eyeing revenge.

That’s why, with loads of questions about another state title coming his way, Martin is slowing things down and zoning in on Wednesday night.

“I’m not looking forward to anything after this game here,” Martin said. “If we win Wednesday night, I’ll start looking into Saturday, but I’ve just got to keep everybody focused.

“Wednesday is a 7 p.m. game and that’s the game we’ve got to be ready for. We can’t be looking forward or looking at who’s going to win on the North side. We’ve got to focus on our game. One game at a time.”