Hawaii Prep and Kealakehe are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hawaii Prep Ka Makani will be playing at home against the Kealakehe Waveriders at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hawaii Prep has four straight victories, Kealakehe has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Hawaii Prep needed a bit of extra time to put away Honoka'a. They won by a run and slipped past the Dragons 3-2.
Nishiki Iwai
| 02/08/25 vs Honoka'a | 12 |
| 02/04/25 @ Kealakehe | 2 |
| 04/20/24 vs Kea'au | 5 |
| 04/10/24 @ Honoka'a | 10 |
| 04/06/24 @ Pahoa | 10 |
| + 2 more games |
Nishiki Iwai was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases. Iwai is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Iwai wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leon Kikukawa, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-6. Those three stolen bases gave Kikukawa a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Kealakehe unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Hawaii Prep on Tuesday, falling 17-8.
Hawaii Prep's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Kealakehe, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Hawaii Prep's way against Kealakehe in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Hawaii Prep made off with a 17-8 victory. Will Hawaii Prep repeat their success, or does Kealakehe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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