The Punahou Buff n' Blue will face off against the 'Iolani Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Punahou is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: University Laboratory School, who was ranked seventh at the time (Punahou was ranked second). Punahou was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 49-48 to University Laboratory School. The Buff n' Blue have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, 'Iolani was not quite Maryknoll's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell to the Spartans 55-49. The Raiders have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
'Iolani's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Punahou, their loss dropped their record down to 21-6.
Punahou strolled past 'Iolani in their previous matchup last Saturday by a score of 63-44. Will Punahou repeat their success, or does 'Iolani have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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