The Leilehua Mighty Mules will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Pearl City Chargers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leilehua had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Mililani 4-3.
Pearl City can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over Waipahu.
Pearl City got a big performance out of Jace Noda, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Noah Bernal was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Leilehua's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6. As for Pearl City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Leilehua might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from Pearl City when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bernal, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Leilehua knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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