Konawaena hasn't had much luck against Kamehameha Hawai'i recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Konawaena Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Kamehameha Hawai'i Warriors at 1:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Konawaena had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Kealakehe on Wednesday. Konawaena's pitchers stepped up to hand Kealakehe a 6-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Waveriders: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Kamehameha Hawai'i came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 16-0 win. 16 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kamehameha Hawai'i pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Konawaena, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Konawaena suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Kamehameha Hawai'i in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Konawaena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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