Leilehua is 2-8 against Campbell since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mighty Mules will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sabers at 3:00 p.m. Leilehua's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Campbell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Leilehua is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Pearl City, who was ranked tenth at the time (Leilehua was ranked 16th). The Mighty Mules walked away with an 8-5 win over the Chargers on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mighty Mules.
Tanner Tammarine
Tanner Tammarine tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Leilehua is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Leilehua let Keola Hanoa and Kysen Kobashigawa run wild. Hanoa scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Kobashigawa scored a run while going 2-for-3. Hanoa also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Jacob Sablan was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Leilehua always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Campbell didn't have quite enough to beat Pearl City on Wednesday and fell 5-4.
Campbell saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kalaeloa Kalua, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another was Chanson Verdadero, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Leilehua's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Campbell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Leilehua took their win against Campbell when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Mighty Mules repeat their success, or do the Sabers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
