On Tuesday, J.L. Mann faced Greenwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The J.L. Mann Patriots took down the Greenwood Eagles 31-14. This was payback for the Patriots, who suffered a 28-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ladainnian Martin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 155 yards on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Trip Bryant, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: J.L. Mann was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to J.L. Mann's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jordyn Turner-Butler and Kamari ?Kwill? Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Greenwood's side was Wyatt Ward, who made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
J.L. Mann's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Greenwood, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
J.L. Mann will challenge Mauldin at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Nehemiah Floyd and Martin. As for Greenwood, they will face off against Easley at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Greenwood is facing Easley at the right time seeing as Easley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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