Monster 7th sends Lunas past Sabers
The Lahainaluna High School softball team scored 10 runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Maui High 16-14 on Friday night at Patsy Mink Field in Kahului.
The Lunas pounded out 13 hits, while the Sabers had 12. Maui High scored four times in the bottom of the seventh before falling short.
Kaaina Kalanikau, Nohili Hong, Briann Keohuloa and Keani Pagan all had two hits for the Lunas (9-2), who have already clinched a state tournament berth with the Maui Interscholastic League Division I regular-season title.
Melia Paet, Erin Prieto, Destiny Kama, Hailey Gomes and Kylenna Rieta all had two hits for the Sabers (4-7). Paet smacked a home run.
Lahainaluna 132 000 (10)–16 13 3
Maui High 011 440 4–14 2 1
Shaelia Pascua, Seraya Casco (5) and Briann Keohuloa. Joviya Laloulu, Ciera Ohashi (7), Ashanti Ortiz (7) and Kylenna Rieta. W–Casco. L–Ortiz. 2B–Lahainaluna: Nohili Hong, Briann Keohuloa 2, Ocean Makekau, Pascua; Maui High: Erin Prieto 2, Destiny Kama 2, Rieta. HR–Maui High: Melia Paet.
Leading hitters–Lahainaluna: Kaaina Kalanikau 2-3, 3 runs, 2 RBIs; Hong 2-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Keohuloa 2-5, run, 2 RBIs; Keani Pagan 2-4, 2 runs, RBI. Maui High: Paet 2-5, run, 6 RBIs; Prieto 2-5, 2 runs, RBI; Kama 2-4, RBI; Hailey Gomes 2-3, run; Rieta 2-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs.
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MIL STANDINGS
DIVISION I
W L Pct. GB
x-Lahainaluna 9 2 .818 —
Baldwin 6 4 .600 21⁄2
Kamehameha Maui 5 4 .556 3
Maui High 4 7 .364 5
King Kekaulike 1 8 .111 7
DIVISION II
W L Pct. GB
Molokai 2 0 1.000 —
Lanai 0 2 .000 2
x-clinched regular-season championship
Friday’s Results
King Kekaulike vs. Kamehameha Maui, no score reported
Lahainaluna 16, Maui High 14
Wednesday’s Games
Baldwin vs. King Kekaulike at Maui High, 4 p.m.
Kamehameha Maui at Lahainaluna,
6 p.m.






