Preview: Hawaiian Mission Academy Knights vs. La Pietra
Hawaiian Mission Academy is 8-2 against La Pietra since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hawaiian Mission Academy Knights will be home for the holidays to greet La Pietra at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hawaiian Mission Academy has five straight victories, La Pietra has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hawaiian Mission Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They strolled past St. Andrew's Priory with points to spare, taking the game 50-32.
Hawaiian Mission Academy had a senior duo take command as Shynastee Ahina dropped a double-double on 29 points and 20 rebounds and Ariyana Simeona scored 12 points along with six steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Ahina has scored at least 25% of Hawaiian Mission Academy's points.
Meanwhile, La Pietra took a serious blow against Hawaiian Mission Academy on Wednesday, falling 44-3. La Pietra has not had much luck with Hawaiian Mission Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hawaiian Mission Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for La Pietra, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Hawaiian Mission Academy against La Pietra in their previous matchup on Wednesday as the team secured a 44-3 win. With Hawaiian Mission Academy ahead 25-2 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
