The Hanover Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Whitman-Hanson Regional Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hanover and Plymouth North, and Plymouth North kept the tradition alive. The Hawks fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday.
Cole Hendrickson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Hendrickson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
Hendrickson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sam Light, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Wednesday. Whitman-Hanson Regional skirted past Plymouth South 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Whitman-Hanson Regional has posted against Plymouth South since June 6, 2019.
Tyler Pruitt was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Whitman-Hanson Regional has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs this season. As for Hanover, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Hanover came up short against Whitman-Hanson Regional in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 5-2. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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