NETHER PROVIDENCE – Luke Mulhern gets it.

Seeing Springfield again, just three weeks after Strath Haven turned in one of its roughest offensive nights in years in a 10-7 loss, is a chance to fix what went wrong. That defeat cost the Panthers a share of the Central League title and handed it outright to the Cougars.

Mulhern knows that this time, the fourth-seeded Panthers (10-2) have to be a lot sharper with their offense. The defense held up plenty well in the first matchup. If Haven wants to knock off the top-seeded Cougars (12-0) in Friday’s District 1 Class 5A semifinal, the offense has to match that level.

“I know the seniors all understand it. The juniors and the sophomores, the whole scout team, they’ve got to catch on and understand it. And I know they will,” said Mulhern, the se

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