Baseball Game Preview: Whitman-Hanson Regional Panthers vs. Hingham Harbormen

Whitman-Hanson Regional and Hingham are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Harbormen at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Whitman-Hanson Regional's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Hingham has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Whitman-Hanson Regional's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Pembroke by a score of 3-0. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

The result came thanks to Ryan Baker's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks.

On the hitting side, Whitman-Hanson Regional's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Breheney, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Breheney hit this season.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Hingham made sure to put some runs up on the board against Quincy on Tuesday. The Harbormen put the hurt on the Presidents with a sharp 15-1 win. The Harbormen's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Hingham's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Whitman-Hanson Regional, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.

Whitman-Hanson Regional couldn't quite finish off Hingham in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.