Konawaena has gone 10-0 against Waiakea recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Konawaena Wildcats will play host again on Friday to welcome the Waiakea Warriors, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Konawaena's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Konawaena's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Kealakehe 71-0 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 35 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waiakea). They secured a 26-20 W over Kealakehe last Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Waiakea to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Amuimuia, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Nakamoto-Baltazar, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Waiakea didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Manabu Abraham picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Konawaena's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Waiakea, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Konawaena against Waiakea when the teams last played back in August, as the team secured a 79-0 victory. Does Konawaena have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waiakea turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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