'Iolani has gone 10-0 against Mid-Pacific Institute recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The 'Iolani Raiders will square off against the Mid-Pacific Institute Owls at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment ('Iolani has six straight wins, Mid-Pacific Institute has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
'Iolani is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Hawaii's top teams: Punahou, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time ('Iolani was ranked first). Everything went 'Iolani's way against Punahou on Tuesday as 'Iolani made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted since September 7th.
'Iolani never let Punahou on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-20.
'Iolani can attribute much of their success to Maddix Taniguchi, who had 11 digs. Taniguchi is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mid-Pacific Institute came up short against 'Iolani last Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-12, 25-12.
'Iolani has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Mid-Pacific Institute, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
'Iolani beat Mid-Pacific Institute 3-1 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Will 'Iolani repeat their success, or does Mid-Pacific Institute have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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