The Maui News

For the second straight day, the Kamehameha Schools Maui and King Kekaulike baseball teams battled in a pitchers’ duel with the Warriors coming out on top in Maui Interscholastic League Division I play on Friday at Maehara Stadium.

Kamehameha Maui scored twice in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 win over King Kekaulike, which got on the scoreboard via a sixth-inning home run by Jaxon Wong.

Micah Torres went 6 2/3 innings, allowed five hits, struck out four and walked one, and Keale Kuluhiwa-Kim got the final out for the save on the mound for the Warriors (2-0).

Wong went the distance on the mound for Na Alii (0-5). Wong allowed six hits, walked one and struck out one for King Kekaulike, which has lost four MIL games by two runs or less.

In Lanai City, Molokai rode a combined one-hitter to a 3-1 win over Lanai in MIL Division II play.

Heath Lopez-Schonely, Kynan Cariaga-Abafo and David Lima-English combined on the gem — Lopez-Schonely got the win with four innings pitched, allowing the hit and the run, walking three and striking out three.

Miken Loo and David Lima-English were both 2 for 3 at the plate for the Farmers.

Molokai improved to 7-0 and Lanai fell to 2-4.

KAMEHAMEHA MAUI 2

KING KEKAULIKE 1

King Kekaulike 000 001 0–1 5 0

KS Maui 200 000 x–2 6 1

Jaxon Wong and Kamakalei Stone; Micah Torres, Keale Kuluhiwa-Kim (7) and Duke Aloy. W–Torres. L–Wong. Sv–Kuluhiwa-Kim. 2B–King Kekaulike, Cove Campas. HR–King Kekaulike, Wong.

Leading hitters–Kamehameha Maui, Nakea Kahalehau 2-3, run; Aloy 2-3, RBI.

MOLOKAI 3, LANAI 1

Molokai 002 010 0–3 7 1

Lanai 000 010 0–1 1 2

Heath Lopez-Schonely, Kynan Cariaga-Abafo (5), David Lima-English (7) and Clarence Tanabe; Jimmy Anton, Iokepa Koanui (7) and D’Mon Mongkeya. W–Lopez Schonely. L–Anton. Sv–Lima-English. 2B–Molokai, Miken Loo.

Leading hitters–Molokai, Loo 2-3; Lima-English 2-3.