Soccer Recap: Punahou Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Win

Buff n' Blue

Previous Games

12/20/24 vs Damien	15-0
12/17/24 @ Pac-Five	8-0
12/13/24 @ Mid-Pacific Institute	2-0
12/10/24 vs 'Iolani	2-0
11/30/24 vs Kalani	7-0
+ 4 more games

Punahou had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Damien Monarchs a 15-0 shutout. The Buff n' Blue might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by four goals or more this season.

Their offense was hitting Damien from everywhere, as 13 different players booted in a goal. Aina Nakamura led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

Punahou's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 46 goals over those seven games. As for Damien, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Punahou is taking a road trip to take on Kamehameha Kapalama at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both have allowed few goals on average, (Punahou: 0.2, Kamehameha Kapalama: 0.2) so any goals scored will be well earned. As for Damien, they will be home for the holidays to greet Pac-Five at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.