J.L. Mann is 0-7 against T.L. Hanna since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The J.L. Mann Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
J.L. Mann is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Hillcrest, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (J.L. Mann was ranked sixth). J.L. Mann's defense stepped up to hand Hillcrest a 31-0 shutout on Saturday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 31 points or more this season.
Ladainnian Martin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Na'Cyus Morrison was in the mix too, providing J.L. Mann with two touchdowns.
J.L. Mann didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Joshua Lee.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask T.L. Hanna). They really took it to Woodmont for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-21 victory on the road. The Yellow Jackets pushed the score to 43-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
The win was the third in a row for J.L. Mann, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. As for T.L. Hanna, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
J.L. Mann might still be hurting after the 58-35 defeat they got from T.L. Hanna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can J.L. Mann avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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