Football Preview: Waiakea Warriors vs. Kealakehe Waveriders
Waiakea is 1-9 against Kealakehe since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Waiakea Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kealakehe Waveriders at 1:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Waiakea is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were beaten by Hilo 70-18 on Saturday. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Waiakea's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Keanu Mariteragi led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Kaleb Moniz also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Uriah Leedy was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Kealakehe was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Hilo, falling 49-0. That's two games in a row now that the Waveriders have lost by exactly 49 points.
Waiakea's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Kealakehe, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Waiakea was able to grind out a solid victory over Kealakehe in their previous meeting back in August, winning 7-0. Does Waiakea have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kealakehe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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