Pearl City and Leilehua are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Mighty Mules at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pearl City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Leilehua's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pearl City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Campbell, who was ranked 18th at the time (Pearl City was ranked 12th). The Chargers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Sabers 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chargers have posted since May 14, 2024.
Chase Lau looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Tyler Oshiro
| 04/02/25 vs Campbell | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs 'Aiea | 1 |
| 03/26/25 vs Waipahu | 1 |
| 03/20/24 vs Leilehua | 1 |
| 03/16/24 vs Waipahu | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Oshiro, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Higashiona, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Pearl City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five strikeouts batters in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Leilehua got the win against Waipahu on Wednesday by a conclusive 7-1. Considering the Mighty Mules have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zayden Winter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Hurley Awana was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Dylan Yonemori also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Pearl City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Leilehua, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Pearl City's way against Leilehua in their previous matchup back in March, as Pearl City made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
