Nanakuli unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 51-50 to the Mid-Pacific Institute Owls. The Golden Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Owls apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Mid-Pacific Institute had a senior duo take command as Riley Miura went 7 for 17 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and four steals and Ryan Man went 6 for 15 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and three steals.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Mid-Pacific Institute, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Nanakuli will face off against Soledad at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mid-Pacific Institute, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Mid-Pacific Institute Owls duke it out with the Altamonte Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mid-Pacific Institute is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.
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