Baseball Preview: Hilo Vikings vs. Kamehameha Hawai'i Warriors
Hilo has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Kamehameha Hawai'i Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hilo's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Kamehameha Hawai'i's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hilo's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.29 points allowed on Tuesday. Hilo blew past Lowell 13-5. Considering Hilo has won six matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Kamehameha Hawai'i unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lowell by a score of 1-0. The game marked that first time this season in which Kamehameha Hawai'i was not able to get on the board.
Hilo's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Kamehameha Hawai'i, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-1.
Hilo came out on top in a nail-biter against Kamehameha Hawai'i when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Hilo repeat their success, or does Kamehameha Hawai'i have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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