Pearl City lost against 'Aiea back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Pearl City Chargers took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the 'Aiea Na Alii. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pearl City in their matchups with 'Aiea: they've now lost four in a row.
Devin Fujino was cooking despite his team's loss, getting no hits from his three at bats. Ethan Higashionna was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
On 'Aiea's side, Brennen Panis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Panis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Panis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, 'Aiea got a massive performance out of Dennison Zakahi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Matt Higa, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pearl City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for 'Aiea, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pearl City will challenge Campbell at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last four games Campbell has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for 'Aiea, they will head out on the road to square off against Nanakuli at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, ('Aiea: 2.2, Nanakuli: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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