On Tuesday, Castle faced Kahuku in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Castle Knights came up short against the Kahuku Red Raiders, falling 67-46. The Knights lost against the Red Raiders in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 91-40 score last time.
Kahuku's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ronin Naihe led the charge by going 12 of 21 on his way to 28 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. Naihe's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mystique Akina-Watson, who went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points and seven boards.
Castle's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-4. As for Kahuku, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-8.
Castle has already played their next game (against Kaimuki), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Kahuku didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-43 victory against Farrington on the 16th.
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