The Honoka'a Dragons will face off against the Hawaii Prep Ka Makani at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Honoka'a 2.9, Hawaii Prep 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Honoka'a is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Hawaii Prep, who was ranked seventh at the time (Honoka'a was ranked 18th). The Dragons' pitchers stepped up to hand the Ka Makani a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Dragons, who have now won four games in a row.
For Hawaii Prep's part, Nishiki Iwai was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Iwai has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Hawaii Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Honoka'a, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
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