Baseball Game Preview: J.L. Mann Patriots vs. Greenville Red Raiders

The J.L. Mann Patriots will face off against the Greenville Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. J.L. Mann will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

J.L. Mann's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Greer with a sharp 11-0 win. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.

J.L. Mann got a great performance from Josh Carlson as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Carlson also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because J.L. Mann is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-5 otherwise.

Kaido Greene

Runs

03/20/25 @ Greer	2
03/11/25 vs Easley	2
02/28/25 vs Union County	2
03/14/25 @ Easley	1
03/01/25 vs Blue Ridge	1

At the plate, Riggs Manning and Kaido Greene did most of the damage at the plate: Manning went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Greene scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Greene is becoming a predictor of J.L. Mann's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Carter McAdams was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Greenville lost 10-1 to Greer on Wednesday. The contest marked the Red Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Greenville's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for J.L. Mann, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5.

J.L. Mann came up short against Greenville in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 9-6. Will J.L. Mann have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.