Aiea's Shannon Fermahin laces a single against Kapolei, part of a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Greg Yamamoto | SL

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Shannon Fermahin enjoys a little peace and quiet every now and then, especially when he's batting.

The senior outfielder likes it nice and quiet when he steps up to the plate, but he made a bunch of noise with his bat in Aiea's 3-2 win over Kapolei at Hans L'Orange Park Wednesday night.

Fermahin batted 3 for 3 with three RBI and drew a bases-loaded walk that score the winning run in the top of the seventh to help Na Alii walk off with their seventh consecutive win.

The win reaffirmed Aiea's hold on first place in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division II standings and dropped the Hurricanes to 6-2. Both of their losses this season have come at the hands of Na Alii.

"I think this was a huge win for us," said Fermahin, who also had the go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning the last time the teams met back on March 20. "I mean, we beat them first round, but I didn't want to take it lightly because if we took it lightly, for sure we would have lost this game, but we kept our composure, we didn't relax, we played the game like how we're supposed to play and we came out victorious."

Fermahin, who bats sixth in the lineup, has been on a tear at the plate all season long. He has a healthy .833 batting average with 10 hits, 9 RBI and nine runs scored in the five games he has appeared in.

"It's not just Kapolei he's been doing well against; he just does that to everyone," Aiea coach Ryan Kato said. "He was hurt and unfortunately he missed a game or two, but it hasn't seemed to affect him."

In all four of Fermahin's plate appearances Wednesday night, the decibel level coming out of Na Alii dugout was considerably lower.

"He requested that nobody make noise when he bats, so we keep it like a golf course," Kato laughed.

Fermahin, like most ball players, is a little superstitious here and there.

"I've been on a hitting streak recently and it's been working and I don't want to make it jinx me or anything like that," Fermahin said. "I just believe that if it's quiet I'm actually more focused."