With a playoff win on the line, Moanalua rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Maui Sabers, sneaking past 42-40. That's more bragging rights for the Menehune, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Maui's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kyra Okuyama, who posted 16 points and seven steals, and Naiara Bal, who had 11 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Okuyama is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played.
Moanalua is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points over those games. As for Maui, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-4.
Moanalua has already played their next matchup (against Kahuku), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Maui does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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