The Moanalua Menehune and the Roosevelt Rough Riders will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Moanalua will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Moanalua is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Kalani, who was ranked 14th at the time (Moanalua was ranked tenth). Moanalua's defense stepped up to hand Kalani a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Give the Menehune's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Roosevelt's offense. They lost 7-0 to Castle on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Rough Riders in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Moanalua pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those three matches. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Moanalua came out on top in a nail-biter against Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Moanalua repeat their success, or does Roosevelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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