Hawaii Baptist Academy faced Mid-Pacific Institute in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Eagles came up short against the Owls, falling 3-0. The Eagles have struggled against the Owls recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Hawaii Baptist Academy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mid-Pacific Institute to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hanae Twer, who had 11 assists and four aces. Those four aces gave Twer a new career-high. Mia Furoyama was another key player, getting nine digs and one assist.
Hawaii Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Mid-Pacific Institute, their win ended a four-match drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 13-5.
Looking ahead, Hawaii Baptist Academy will challenge Damien at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Mid-Pacific Institute has already played their next contest (against Kamehameha Kapalama), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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