PLYMOUTH – A robust matchup between two of the highest three boys soccer groups within the Patriot League Keenan Division ended up being a shutout victory for Hingham, because it blanked Plymouth North, 2-0, on Tuesday afternoon.
The Harbormen (7-1-2) got here in on an eight-game unbeaten streak, going 6-0-2 in that span after a season-opening loss to Hanover on Sept. 11. Hingham was coming off one other clear sheet victory at Whitman-Hanson final Friday.
With the final matchup between the groups leading to a 1-1 tie in Hingham on Sept. 23, Hingham senior goalkeeper James Watters mentioned a shift in technique helped steer his crew to victory.
“We had switched our formation at halftime, and it made an enormous distinction,” Watters mentioned.
The Harbormen scored a purpose in every half and peppered Plymouth North (6-4-1) with photographs on web all recreation. Plymouth North had a number of possibilities, together with an open shot that was taken by Grayson Merrill as he went previous Watters. However he however missed the open web because the shot went out of bounds after hitting the publish within the first half.
“I simply suppose that this can be a group of men that basically push for one another and getting that one purpose within the first half and one other one within the second half,” Hingham head coach Dave Leahy mentioned. “I simply suppose they’re a really tight group that works laborious collectively.”
Tucker Tomlinson scored off a aspect go from Jack Monroe within the twenty seventh minute, which led to Tomlinson discovering twine within the left aspect of the online.
Within the sixtieth minute, Kwaku Oppong scored on the correct aspect of the sphere, and it went previous Eagles netminder Landon Cole. He was assisted by Luca Greco.
The Eagles have been solely capable of handle one shot on purpose, which Watters credited to the wonderful play from his heart backs.
The Harbormen have a tricky schedule for the final month of their common season, which incorporates dealing with off in opposition to Duxbury on the highway subsequent Tuesday. It could possibly be a possible likelihood to get previous the Dragons within the Patriot League Keenan Division standings.
Whereas the highway forward might get difficult, Watters mentioned Tuesday’s end result will construct confidence for the house stretch.
“We received a tough schedule for the remainder of the season, however clearly this clear sheet provides us loads of vitality,” Watters mentioned. “We’re tremendous able to get our rankings up within the Patriot League, and hopefully have a pleasant seed within the match.”
