The J.L. Mann Patriots will square off against the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with J.L. Mann sitting on 24 straight victories and Ashley Ridge on 16.
J.L. Mann is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Lexington, who was ranked ninth at the time (J.L. Mann was ranked first). The Patriots skirted past the Wildcats 2-1. That's two games straight that J.L. Mann have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Ashley Ridge beat James Island 5-3 on Saturday. Ashley Ridge's winning goal came courtesy of Austin Fuller.
J.L. Mann pushed their record up to 24-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those 11 matchups. As for Ashley Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
J.L. Mann beat Ashley Ridge by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2018, winning 1-0. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Swamp Foxes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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