Football Preview: J.L. Mann Patriots vs. Greenville Red Raiders
J.L. Mann is 1-9 against Greenville since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The J.L. Mann Patriots and the Greenville Red Raiders are set to duel. J.L. Mann will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
J.L. Mann's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 win over Mauldin. Considering the Patriots have won four contests by more than 30 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Greenville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against T.L. Hanna, falling 48-27. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 12th).
J.L. Mann is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Greenville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
J.L. Mann couldn't quite finish off Greenville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 21-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greenville's Kylar Zimmerman, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Now that J.L. Mann knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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