Baseball Game Preview: Pearl City Chargers vs. Leilehua Mighty Mules

The Pearl City Chargers will challenge the Leilehua Mighty Mules at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pearl City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Leilehua's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Saturday, Pearl City came up short against Campbell and fell 6-1. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jayson Au Hoy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Ian Wicklund also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Even though they lost, Pearl City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Leilehua can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. They never let Waipahu get on the board and left with a 3-0 win.

The result came thanks to Tanner Tammarine's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.

On the hitting side, Leilehua's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hurley Awana, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Titan Pasco was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

The win got Leilehua back to even at 1-1. As for Pearl City, they now have a losing record of 2-3-2.

Pearl City came out on top in a nail-biter against Leilehua when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Does Pearl City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leilehua turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.