Basketball Game Preview: Mid-Pacific Institute Owls vs. Kailua Surfriders

The Mid-Pacific Institute Owls will be taking part in a tournament against the Kailua Surfriders at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mid-Pacific Institute is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.

Mid-Pacific Institute is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Mililani, who was ranked seventh at the time (Mid-Pacific Institute was ranked fourth). Mid-Pacific Institute managed a 60-55 victory over Mililani on Saturday. While the Owls didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Logan Mason and Darius Chizer were among the main playmakers for Mid-Pacific Institute as the former dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds and the latter went 8 of 12 on his way to 22 points. With that strong performance, Mason is now averaging an impressive 8.4 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Man, who posted eight points.

Meanwhile, Kailua was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 62-57 to Punahou. The Surfriders have struggled against the Buff n' Blue recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Mid-Pacific Institute's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Kailua, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.

Mid-Pacific Institute might still be hurting after the 61-37 loss they got from Kailua in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Can Mid-Pacific Institute avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.