Waipahu is 1-9 against Pearl City since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Waipahu will head out on the road to face off against Pearl City at 3:00 p.m. Neither Waipahu nor Pearl City posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Waipahu is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Kailua, who was ranked sixth at the time (Waipahu was ranked 17th). Waipahu lost 13-1 to Kailua on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Pearl City suffered their biggest defeat since April 20, 2024 last Saturday. They came up short against Mililani, falling 10-2. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Pearl City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Bernal, who went 2-for-3 with one triple. Caleb Felix also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Even though they lost, Pearl City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive contests.
Pearl City now has a losing record of 3-4-2. As for Waipahu, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Waipahu couldn't quite get it done against Pearl City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can Waipahu avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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