The Wai'anae Seariders will challenge the Farrington Governors at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Farrington will be up against a hot Wai'anae team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went Wai'anae's way against Kahuku on Saturday as Wai'anae made off with a 14-1 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Seariders have posted against the Red Raiders since March 26, 2018.
Chaseten Rice
| 03/29/25 vs Kahuku | 1 |
| 03/15/25 @ Kaimuki | 0 |
| 03/08/25 vs Kalaheo | 1 |
Chaseten Rice made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Wai'anae let KamrenJ Atanes and Rico Gazelle run wild. Atanes went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Gazelle went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Atanes hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Keesee, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Wai'anae always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .615 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Farrington hadn't done well against Kalaheo recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Farrington blew past Kalaheo 13-4. The result was nothing new for the Governors, who have now won three contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Farrington and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Wai'anae, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Wai'anae might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Farrington in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can Wai'anae avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
