Baseball Preview: Pearl City Chargers vs. Mililani Trojans
Pearl City is 1-9 against Mililani since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pearl City Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Mililani Trojans at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Pearl City faced Nanakuli in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pearl City walked away with an 8-5 win over Nanakuli. The victory was nothing new for Pearl City as they're now sitting on three straight.
Pearl City got a great performance from Jase Lorenzo as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Halona Felix relieved him and did a solid job, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Devin Fujino was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenta Kawasaki, who scored a run while going 2-for-6.
Meanwhile, Mililani sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Waipahu on Wednesday.
The victory got Pearl City back to even at 3-3. As for Mililani, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Pearl City suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Mililani in their previous matchup on March 5th. Will Pearl City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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