Volleyball Preview: Punahou Buff n' Blue vs. Kamehameha Kapalama Warriors
The Punahou Buff n' Blue have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Kamehameha Kapalama Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Punahou is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: 'Iolani, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Punahou was ranked fifth). Punahou fell 3-1 to 'Iolani last Friday.
While Punahou ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 21 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Kamehameha Kapalama was able to grind out a solid win over Long Beach Poly on Friday, taking the game 2-0.
While Kamehameha Kapalama won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15.
Punahou has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Kamehameha Kapalama, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.
Punahou suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kamehameha Kapalama in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Punahou avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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