'Aiea hasn't had much luck against Mililani recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. 'Aiea will challenge Mililani at 3:00 p.m.
'Aiea is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Pearl City, who was ranked 13th at the time ('Aiea was ranked 15th). 'Aiea took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pearl City on Saturday. The Na Alii's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Mililani had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They came out on top against the Mighty Mules by a score of 5-2.
Mililani pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for 'Aiea, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
'Aiea might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Mililani in their previous matchup on March 8th. Can 'Aiea avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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