Mauldin and J.L. Mann are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Mauldin Mavericks will venture away from home to challenge the J.L. Mann Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mauldin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 56-27 win over Easley. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Green Wave are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely J.L. Mann's strategy against Easley on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that J.L. Mann blew Easley out of the water with a 65-36 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Patriots had established a 25 point advantage.
J.L. Mann's win came from a few key players Mauldin will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Imari Richardson, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia McKinney, who posted 12 points along with seven steals and six assists.
J.L. Mann is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Mauldin, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Mauldin beat J.L. Mann 55-42 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mauldin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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