Pearl City jumped ahead early, with two runs in the first and one in the second. In the bottom of the first, Schwager walked, Takahashi singled to right and Hueu walked to fill the bases with nobody out. Pearl City went up 3-0 in the second. Kamana’o-Bulosan, Schwager, Takahashi, Hueu and Duke appeared to be key action figures for Pearl City in the World Series, which was held from Aug. 1-8. Against Laredo, Pearl City rallied from an early 4-3 deficit.