Leilehua faced Pearl City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Mighty Mules walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Chargers. This was a revenge game for the Mighty Mules: when they faced off against the Chargers back in March, they had to take a 8-0 loss.
Tanner Tammarine
Tanner Tammarine tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Leilehua is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Leilehua let Keola Hanoa and Kysen Kobashigawa run wild. Hanoa scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Kobashigawa scored a run while going 2-for-3. Hanoa also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Blaze Manutai was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Leilehua always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Leilehua is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Pearl City, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-5-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leilehua will welcome Campbell at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pearl City, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Mililani at 5:30 p.m. The Trojans will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Chargers surely won't give up without a fight.
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