The 'Iolani Raiders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Punahou Buff n' Blue at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. 'Iolani knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Punahou likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, 'Iolani faced Maryknoll in a battle between two of the state's top teams. 'Iolani suffered a rough 17-10 defeat at the hands of Maryknoll. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Meanwhile, Punahou had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Warriors 6-4.
'Iolani's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Punahou, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
'Iolani might still be hurting after the 23-15 defeat they got from Punahou in their previous meeting on Monday. Can 'Iolani avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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