ScoringLive staff
May 9, 2018, 5:36pm
One year after getting knocked out in the opening round of the state tournament, the Kalani Falcons are in the final four.
The Falcons built a 6-0 lead through five innings before staving off a late rally by Waimea to earn a 6-3 win in the quarterfinals of the DataHouse/HHSAA Division II Softball Championships Wednesday afternoon at McKinley's Tiger Softball Stadium.
Cherise Horita and Kylie Pagud both hit it out of the park to power third-seeded Kalani in into the semifinals, where it will face second-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
Horita also tossed 12 strikeouts to earn the win in the circle.
Waimea's Kieren Henderson batted 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored to lead the Menehunes in the loss.