The 'Aiea Na Alii will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Leilehua Mighty Mules at 3:00 p.m. 'Aiea will be strutting in after a win while Leilehua will be coming in after a loss.
'Aiea entered their tilt with Mililani with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Trojans.
Aidan Yoshida tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Cody Kamihara and Matt Higa did most of the damage at the plate: Kamihara got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI, while Higa scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Dennison Zakahi was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Leilehua won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Pearl City.
'Aiea's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Leilehua, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
'Aiea came up short against Leilehua when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can 'Aiea avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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