Wai'anae put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Kahuku Red Raiders. For the Seariders, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 win the Red Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Chaseten Rice made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Wai'anae let KamrenJ Atanes and Rico Gazelle run wild. Atanes went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Gazelle went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Atanes hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of David ?Kona? Maxwell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Wai'anae was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .440 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Seariders
| 03/29/25 vs Kahuku | 14-1 |
| 03/12/25 vs Nanakuli | 11-1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Kalaheo | 4-1 |
| 04/26/24 vs Radford | 11-1 |
| 04/24/24 vs Waialua | 14-5 |
| + 4 more games |
Wai'anae pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kahuku, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wai'anae will square off against Farrington at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Farrington's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Wai'anae's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kahuku, they will take on Kapolei at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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