The Nanakuli Golden Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Pearl City Chargers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Nanakuli sidestepped Mililani for a 6-5 victory.
Nanakuli saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Kay, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Kay has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Kealoha, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pearl City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Leilehua on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pearl City.
Halona Felix looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Ethan Higashionna and Devin Fujino did most of the damage at the plate: Higashionna scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Fujino scored a run and stole a base.
Nanakuli's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Pearl City, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-6.
Nanakuli came up short against Pearl City when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pearl City's Jase Lorenzo, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that Nanakuli knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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