Football Preview: Konawaena Wildcats vs. Hilo Vikings
Konawaena has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Hilo Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Konawaena is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Kea'au, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Konawaena was ranked 11th). Konawaena blew past Kea'au 49-6 on the road on Friday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hilo). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Waiakea 70-18 on the road. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Vikings had established a 31 point advantage.
Konawaena's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Hilo, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Konawaena against Hilo in their previous meeting on September 7th as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Will Konawaena repeat their success, or does Hilo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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