The Kahuku Red Raiders will challenge the Mater Dei Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Kahuku is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home last Saturday with ease, bagging a 66-7 win over Waimea. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Hawaii football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Menehunes are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei had already won seven in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.1 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 31-15 victory over the Gaels.
Mater Dei's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordon Davison led the charge by rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Ashton Beierly, who rushed for 49 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mater Dei's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Abduall Sanders was the leader with two. Mater Dei got some further help from Lucas Campizta: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (1.5 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Kahuku and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Mater Dei, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Kahuku took a serious blow against Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 55-8. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kahuku was down 41-8.
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