The Leilehua Mighty Mules will venture away from home to challenge the Pearl City Chargers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leilehua will be strutting in after a victory while Pearl City will be coming in after a defeat.
Leilehua took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Waipahu a 3-0 shutout. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mighty Mules as it put an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Not much got past Tanner Tammarine, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Waipahu off the board.
At the plate, Leilehua saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hurley Awana, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Another was Titan Pasco, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Leilehua was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waipahu only posted a batting average of .125.
Meanwhile, Pearl City came up short against Campbell on Saturday and fell 6-1. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jayson Au Hoy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Ian Wicklund also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The victory got Leilehua back to even at 1-1. As for Pearl City, they now have a losing record of 2-3-2.
Leilehua couldn't quite finish off Pearl City in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Leilehua avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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