Football Preview: Konawaena Wildcats vs. Hilo Vikings
Konawaena has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hilo Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Konawaena is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Kea'au, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Konawaena was ranked 11th). Konawaena blew past Kea'au 49-6 on the road on Friday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hilo). They breezed by Waiakea on the road to the tune of 70-18 on Saturday. The Vikings pushed the score to 49-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Konawaena's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Hilo, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Konawaena against Hilo in their previous matchup on September 7th, as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Will Konawaena repeat their success, or does Hilo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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