Honokaa is trying to work its way into the postseason, and Tuesday it played like a playoff team, even in defeat.
Honokaa is trying to work its way into the postseason, and Tuesday it played like a playoff team, even in defeat.
Taylor Sullivan and Kiarra Lincoln homered as Kamehameha scratched past the Dragons 10-9 in a BIIF Division II softball game in Keaau.
The Dragons (3-8) gave the five-time defending champion Warriors (5-1) a scare, but Sullivan held on for a complete game, keeping Honokaa scoreless during the final two innings.
Taylor Tabucbuc finished with two doubles and two RBIs for Honokaa, Tyrah Fernandez doubled with a run batted in and Sarah Sedillo finished 2 for 4.
Keesha Matsuoka pitched 3 1/3 innings and took the loss, and Alexis Martinez worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts.
Lincoln and Sullivan also collected doubles. Lincoln hit a solo home run in the third after Sullivan went deep with Lincoln aboard in the second.
Brooke Baptiste was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and a double with two runs scored for Kamehameha.
In the circle, Sullivan fanned six and walked six, yielding eight hits and only two earned runs.
Waiakea 20, Keaau 10
Skylar Thomas swatted her fifth home run of the season and drove in six runs, and Halee Sweat and Emma Fincher also hit homers for the host Warriors (10-0).
Thomas also tripled among her three hits, and Sweat (2 for 2) drove in four runs.
Jourdan Perreira pitched four innings in victory.
Caitlyn Calhoun (2 for 3) hit a home run for the Cougars (4-5) and pitched five innings in taking the loss.