Ben Griffin and Matti Schmid matched each other again Saturday, and will go into the final round at Colonial tied four strokes ahead of the field with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler lurking.
Griffin and Schmid each shot 2-under 68 after fast starts they didn't maintain. They were at 13-under 197 after posting the same score for the third straight day at the Charles Schwab Challenge. They followed opening 66s and then 63s that put them in the lead together.
"It seems like me and Matti are going to duel it out a little bit tomorrow ... at least try to take advantage of our leads that we currently have over third and fourth," Griffin said.
They certainly can't overlook Scheffler, who was tied for seventh place after a 64 that trimmed his 10-stroke deficit to six.
Scheffler, coming off his third major victory at the PGA Championship a week ago, would have been closer if not for three bogeys his last seven holes. But, with another big round on Sunday, he still has a chance to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three starts in a row.