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Hilo’s Joey Jarneski and Waiakea’s Makoa Andres engaged each other in classic pitchers’ duel that featured exceptional defensive plays, missed golden scoring opportunities, and the clutch two-way play of Micah Bello.
Bello, a sophomore center fielder, blasted a two-run triple to power the Vikings to a 4-2 victory in eight innings over the Warriors in Game 1 of the BIIF Division I championship series Friday night at Wong Stadium.
Hilo (12-3) can get a coveted BIIF title repeat with a sweep against Waiakea (13-3) at 1 p.