This time, it wasn’t quite as close.

Sophomore ace Kamalani Dung made sure of it, hurling a three-hit shutout as No. 1 Kamehameha outlasted No. 4 Maryknoll 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Sand Island Beach Park.

A year ago, Kamehameha beat Maryknoll twice by identical 1-0 scores. This time, Dung, who won the latter matchup, fanned six and walked just two for another victory as the Warriors improved to 8-0 in ILH softball. Maryknoll dropped to 4-2, despite a hearty performance by ace Shearyna Labasan, who scattered nine hits against the state’s most explosive hitting attack.

Dung has all eight of her team’s wins, excelling despite sultry conditions.

“It was really hot today, that’s all I know,” the right-hander said. “We started a little slow. Our momentum was slow, this game. Overall, the defense was there. Two of the hits off me were off change-ups, so that was my mistake. All my pitches were working all right.”

The Warriors went to work quickly, getting an opposite-field single by Ateisha Norton, bringing home Maelia Zablan, who had led off with a single. Norton and teammate Christine Hipa homered in their previous game, but had to find their way against the hard-throwing Labasan.

“In that situation with someone on second, I just look to hit to right field and drive the ball hard,” Norton said. “Where the ball goes, I just take it that way.”

Dung helped her cause in the second, leading off with a walk and a stolen base before scoring on a single to right by Rachel Dumlao. That gave Dung a two-run cushion.

In the fifth, Zablan singled and scored on a double to deep center by Hipa for a 3-0 lead. The Warriors tacked on their final run in the seventh, when Zablan doubled and scored on a double by Hipa.

Zablan finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored.

So far, the Warriors have it all: pitching, defense, offensive execution and power hitting. Norton, who was on the junior varsity last year, is a big addition.

“I feel like I hit better on varsity. In JV, there’s only four teams, so on varsity, I feel like I developed better,” Norton said.

At Sand Island

Ks (8-0)        110    010    1    —    4    9    1

Mryk (4-2)        000    000    0    —    0    3    0

Kamalani Dung and Rachel Ogasawara. Shearyna Labasan and Carolynn Toyama. W—Dung. L—Labasan.

Leading hitters—KS: Maelia Zablan 3-4, run; Christine Hipa 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs; Ateisha Norton 2-4, RBI.

No. 9 Mid-Pacific 14,

St. Francis 3, 6 inn.

Sarah Onishi homered as the Owls defeated the Saints in six innings. Kayla Au and Kristi Nagamine lost a combined no-hit and shutout bid in the seventh.

At Kamamalu Park

St. Francis (3-4)    000    003    —    3    3    2

Mid-pacific (5-2)    402    206    —    14    15    0

Rasela Vili, Rachel Carlos (3) and Jessica Hudson. Kayla Au, Kristi Nagamine (4) and Nicole Lopez.

W—Au. L—Vili.

Leading hitters—StF: Vili HR, 3 RBI. MPI: Jenna Kumabe 4-5, 3 runs, RBI; Sarah Onishi 3-4, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Au 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Taylor Oda 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Kiley Oeda 2-4, run; Lindsey Matoi, 2b, RBI.

No. 6 Punahou 7,

Sacred Hearts 3

Jaci Young and Nicole Nishizawa combined for 10 strikeouts to top the Lancers.

At Crane Park

PUNAHOU (5-2)    100    600    0    —    7    12    0

SHA (2-5)    201    000    0    —    3    4    0

Jaci Young, Nicole Nishizawa (7) and Kylie Popovich. Jordyn Waracka, Kaua Huihui-Awa (6) and Macy Koko.

W—Young. L—Waracka.

Leading hitters—Pun: Vanessa Vaa 2-4, 2 RBIs; Sarah Sumida 1-4, 2b, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Ari Hashimoto 2-4, run; Amber Popovich 2-3, 2b, run, RBI; Kylie Popovich 2-3, 2b, run, RBI. SHA: J. Naradia 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Pac-Five 12,

WestPac 1, 5 inn.

The Wolfpack romped over the Wolverines with eight runs in the fifth inning.

At Ala Wai Community Park  

Westpac (0-6)    001    00    —    1    3    4

Pac-five (1-6)    200    28    —    12    5    3

Danielle Ford and Shelby Poole. Kaleihiwa Ah New and Kailee Russell.

W—Ah New. L—Ford.

Leading hitters—WP: C. Peterson 1-2, RBI. P5: Brazzlynn Tovio-Asato 2-3, 6 RBIs; Sara Holden 1-3, 4 RBIs; Russell 2 RBIs.