Nanakuli barely beat McKinley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Golden Hawks blew past the Tigers 17-3 on Monday. The Golden Hawks haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Sage Sullivan and Hunter Kealoha made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Sullivan pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kealoha struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. At bat, Sullivan earned one RBI and two runs, while Kealoha went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Legend Ahsui and Rocky Duropan did most of the damage at the plate: Ahsui got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple, while Duropan got on base in three of his four plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Yoshi Soares-Kahaleua, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs.
Nanakuli always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinley only posted an OBP of .440.
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| 03/16/26 - Away | 17-3 W |
| 03/15/25 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 03/09/22 - Away | 12-0 W |
| 03/13/19 - Home | 0-25 L |
| 03/28/18 - Home | 10-11 L |
| + 4 more games |
Nanakuli's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for McKinley, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Nanakuli is set to challenge their familiar foe Kalaheo at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, McKinley will square off against rival Waialua at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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