The 'Aiea Na Alii will head out to take on the Pearl City Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. 'Aiea has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
'Aiea is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Leilehua, who was ranked 11th at the time ('Aiea was ranked 15th). 'Aiea came up short against Leilehua on Wednesday, falling 14-7. The Na Alii have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pearl City, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over Waipahu on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Marauders: they've now won five in a row.
Pono Kala looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Pearl City is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-3-2 otherwise.
At the plate, Pearl City got a big performance out of Logan Honma, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave Honma a new career-high. Caleb Felix also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
'Aiea's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pearl City, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-2.
'Aiea came out on top in a nail-biter against Pearl City in their previous matchup on March 6th, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for 'Aiea since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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