The Whitman-Hanson Regional Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Hingham Harbormen at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Whitman-Hanson Regional will head out to face Hingham after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Whitman-Hanson Regional fell just short of Duxbury by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Whitman-Hanson Regional was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Duxbury work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 26-24, 25-16, 24-26, 15-9.
Whitman-Hanson Regional's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Molly Geddis, who had 18 digs, and Brooke Steele, who had 15 digs, four kills, and two aces. Steele is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hingham had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Harbormen have posted against the Eagles since October 20, 2021.
Hingham never let Plymouth North on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-17.
Whitman-Hanson Regional's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Hingham, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Whitman-Hanson Regional beat Hingham 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitman-Hanson Regional since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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