'Aiea is 8-1 against McKinley since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The 'Aiea Na Alii will head out on the road to face off against the McKinley Tigers at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment ('Aiea has nine straight wins, McKinley has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, 'Aiea faced Waialua in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went 'Aiea's way against Waialua as 'Aiea made off with a 16-5 victory. 'Aiea might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by ten runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, McKinley fell victim to a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Radford on Thursday.
McKinley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandie Pahia-Obra, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Pahia-Obra has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
'Aiea's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for McKinley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
'Aiea took their victory against McKinley in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 11-1. 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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