Punahou has gone 10-0 against Mid-Pacific Institute recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Punahou Buff n' Blue will square off against the Mid-Pacific Institute Owls at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Punahou is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Kamehameha Kapalama, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Punahou was ranked fourth). Punahou lost 3-0 to Kamehameha Kapalama on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Buff n' Blue in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Mid-Pacific Institute was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to 'Iolani.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-12, 25-12.
Punahou's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Mid-Pacific Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Punahou took their win against Mid-Pacific Institute when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Will Punahou repeat their success, or does Mid-Pacific Institute have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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