The ILH baseball season is a grind, to say the least, but the Kamehameha Warriors haven’t lost hope, even after a long skid.

The Warriors got eight stellar innings from starter Keenan Lum and two more from Nick Young, and Tyler Meditz’s double brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as they outlasted No. 7 Punahou 4-2 on Saturday.

"Coach said to check the curve first, so I sat back and he went inside with a fastball," Meditz said. "It’s easy to hit when everybody’s behind you. It’s the first game we played when everybody had each other’s back."

That ended a four-game losing streak and put the Warriors, Punahou and ‘Iolani into a three-way tie at 4-7 with one regular-season game to play. The third-place finisher — Mid-Pacific has sewn up first place and Saint Louis has second to itself — will have the gift of a first-round bye in the league playoffs. The fourth- and fifth-place teams will meet first, with the winner entering the tournament and the loser done for the year.

The loss also knocked Punahou out of a chance to catch Saint Louis (6-5).

"I’m tired," Kamehameha coach Vern Ramie said of the three-hour battle. "But it was a great game. Both sides played well. We got fortunate with a couple of big hits. Both sides played good defense."

Punahou, which got strong performances from Thomas Morris (five innings) and Bo Coolen (41⁄3), had the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth. But Lum struck out Jantzen Tamanaha and got Beau Branton to fly out, ending the threat.

In the top of the 10th, Ryan Kaleiopu led off with a single to left and later scored on Meditz’s double to the left-field corner. Dylan Takamori, who had replaced Coolen before facing Meditz, then walked Ethan Rosehill before Nakoa Ibaan socked a single to center, scoring Kekai Rios for a 4-2 lead.

Jason Rosen led off the bottom of the 10th with a single to right and Jake Fujimoto was hit by a pitch, but the home-plate umpire ruled that he stepped into the pitch and brought him back to the plate.

Young then retired the next three batters to end the marathon and earn the win.

On Tuesday, Kamehameha will play ‘Iolani and Punahou will take on Saint Louis.

Lum was prepared for a long day on a cool, overcast afternoon at Ala Wai Community Park.

"Coach indicated to me that I have to take control and put the team on my back," the 6-foot-2 lefty said.

Lum was outraged about a few ball-and-strike calls late in the game, but kept his composure most of the time.

"He was lenient on some calls, but he was pretty consistent throughout the day," he said of the umpire.

Punahou coach Kenny Harrison remains optimistic.

"We tell them it’s not over yet. We win the tourney, we have a chance," he said. "Just keep battling, keep breathing."