After each having a week off, the Hanover Hawks and the Plymouth South Panthers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Hanover nor Plymouth South posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Hanover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Duxbury, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Hanover was ranked 24th). Hanover fell 14-7 to Duxbury two weeks ago. The loss was the Hawks' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Plymouth South sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Whitman-Hanson Regional last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Plymouth South.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hanover fell to 2-1. As for Plymouth South, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Hanover against Plymouth South when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. In that game, Hanover amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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