On Friday, Konawaena faced Kamehameha Hawai'i in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Konawaena Wildcats fell just short of the Kamehameha Hawai'i Warriors by a score of 2-1. Konawaena has not had much luck with Kamehameha Hawai'i recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Konawaena got a good showing from Koa Nakagawa, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nakagawa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Konawaena saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maika Akamu, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Konawaena's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Kamehameha Hawai'i, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Konawaena by a score of 12-0.
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