Baseball Game Preview: Pearl City Chargers vs. Waipahu Marauders

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Previous Games

04/10/24 - Away	8-5 W
03/16/24 - Home	6-2 W
04/13/18 - Away	8-3 W
03/21/18 - Home	3-2 W
03/18/17 - Away	3-5 L
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Pearl City has gone 9-1 against Waipahu recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Pearl City will be playing at home against Waipahu at 3:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Pearl City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Mililani, who was ranked first at the time (Pearl City was ranked 13th). Pearl City came up short against Mililani last Saturday, falling 10-2. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Pearl City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Bernal, who went 2-for-3 with one triple. Another was Jace Noda, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

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 seven consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Waipahu fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Kailua on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 13-1 to the Surfriders.

Pearl City now has a losing record of 3-4-2. As for Waipahu, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Pearl City was able to grind out a solid victory over Waipahu in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 8-5. Will Pearl City repeat their success, or does Waipahu has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.