The Maryknoll Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Punahou Buff n' Blue at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Maryknoll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Mid-Pacific Institute, who was ranked 11th at the time (Maryknoll was ranked fifth). Maryknoll strolled past Mid-Pacific Institute with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 65-49. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Spartans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Punahou, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with an 80-67 win over Kamehameha Kapalama on Tuesday.
Punahou is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Maryknoll, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 17-6.
Maryknoll suffered a grim 63-40 defeat to Punahou in their previous matchup last Monday. Can Maryknoll avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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