The J.L. Mann Patriots will head out to challenge the Greenwood Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, J.L. Mann didn't have quite enough to beat T.L. Hanna and fell 3-2. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Yellow Jackets 25-21 in the first set.
J.L. Mann took T.L. Hanna into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Greenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against T.L. Hanna, falling 3-0.
Greenwood was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 25-10.
This is the second loss in a row for J.L. Mann and nudges their season record down to 8-7. As for Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14-1.
J.L. Mann took their win against Greenwood in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for J.L. Mann 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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