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 will host the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
J.L. Mann is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Easley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that J.L. Mann blew Easley out of the water with a 55-6 final score. With the Patriots ahead 34-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ladainnian Martin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Another player making a difference was Mcleod Darnell, who threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, J.L. Mann was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
J.L. Mann's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Riggs Manning and Ramani Bruton.
Meanwhile, Greenville can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They snuck past Woodmont with a 35-31 victory.
The win made it two in a row for J.L. Mann and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Greenville, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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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