There's no place like home for 'Iolani, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Punahou Buff n' Blue 2-1 on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Raiders also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was 'Iolani who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 16-14.
Their offense was headlined by Poema Kalama-Kingma and Georgie Lee, who picked up 11 kills apiece. They got some help from Bailey Nakanelua and her 22 assists. Kalama-Kingma and Nakanelua didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with two apiece.
Raiders
| 08/16/25 vs Punahou | 2-1 |
| 08/15/25 vs Mira Costa | 2-1 |
| 08/15/25 vs Huntington Beach | 2-0 |
| 08/14/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 2-0 |
| 08/14/25 vs Cornerstone Christian | 2-1 |
| 10/19/24 vs Kamehameha Kapalama | 3-1 |
'Iolani's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Punahou, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.
'Iolani wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Byron Nelson on the 16th. Hopefully Punahou paid attention to the Raiders' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on September 2.
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