On Wednesday, Mid-Pacific Institute faced Kailua in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mid-Pacific Institute Owls skirted past the Kailua Surfriders 54-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Owls have posted since January 23rd.
It was another big night for Logan Mason, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Darius Chizer, who went 5 of 8 en route to 11 points.

Owls
12/11/24 vs Kailua | 54-51 |
12/07/24 vs Mililani | 60-55 |
12/06/24 vs Radford | 65-54 |
12/05/24 vs Soledad | 74-32 |
11/29/24 @ Nanakuli | 51-50 |
+ 3 more games |
The victory was the eighth in a row for Mid-Pacific Institute, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for Kailua, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-4 record this season.
Mid-Pacific Institute wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-34 loss against Moreau Catholic on the 12th. As for Kailua, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Kahuku at 7:00 p.m. on December 23rd. Kailua is facing Kahuku at the right time seeing as Kahuku is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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