Soccer Preview: J.L. Mann vs. Mauldin
J.L. Mann is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mauldin is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The J.L. Mann Patriots will take on the Mauldin Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average, (J.L. Mann: 0.2, Mauldin: 0.1) so any goals scored will be well earned.
J.L. Mann can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They never let T.L. Hanna onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Give J.L. Mann's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting T.L. Hanna from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Trinity Oglesby led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Mauldin faced A.C. Flora in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mauldin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over A.C. Flora. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Mauldin was the better team in the second half.
J.L. Mann's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Mauldin, their victory bumped their record up to 14-0.
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