After having their winning streak snapped in controversial fashion in Hanover on Thursday, the Whitman-Hanson boys soccer team bounced back to earn themselves a second straight trip to the MIAA Tournament.

The boys clinched a spot on the tournament schedule with a 1-0 win over the Scituate Sailors at the high school on Monday to improve to 8-3-2 on the season and guarantee themselves at least the .500 record needed to qualify.

“It’s good to get this over and done with,” head coach Jim Barrington said of making the tournament. “Now, our goal is to make sure we get a high seed. Last year we were sixth, and hopefully, we can get around there again.”

Pat Phillips got the Panthers the win 10 minutes into the second half after a back and forth first half in which both teams had chances to take the lead. The Panthers earned a corner kick and, instead of crossing the ball in front of the net through the air, Aaron Wiltshire sent the ball wide on the ground to Phillips for the score.

“The delivery surprised a lot of people,” Barrington said of the scoring play. “[Aaron] put the ball on the ground 18 yards out, and Pat Phillips put a beautiful shot on it.”

The Sailors would not go quietly after Phillips’ goal, and twice broke past the Panther defense. But keeper Jason Vancura denied both Sailor breakaway bids to record his first varsity shutout.

“Jay came out strong and swallowed the ball up,” Barrington said. “He got us this win.”

The win started a new streak for the Panthers, after the Indians snapped Whitman-Hanson’s six-game winning streak with a 1-0 win in Hanover last Thursday. Hanover was awarded a controversial penalty kick after a Hanover striker appeared to inadvertently get tangled with a Panther defender and put the ball in the net for the lone goal of the game. The Panthers were taken down in the Hanover box twice in the second half on similar plays, but the official, who Barrington felt was partisan to his hometown team, made no call.

“We were very disappointed that the referee determined the outcome,” he said. “He was calling the Hanover players by their first names and shaking hands with the parents after the game. It was unfortunate his knowledge of the players carried into the game.”

The Panthers looked to make it two straight wins Wednesday night in North Quincy before heading home for a boys and girls soccer doubleheader against league-leading Duxbury at the high school Saturday.

“The game is huge,” Barrington said. “But first, we have to get past North Quincy, and they are very stubborn up at their place.”