Having just played yesterday, the J.L. Mann Patriots will get right back to it and host the Legacy Early College Lions at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Legacy Early College will be up against a hot J.L. Mann squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. J.L. Mann took down Greenville 72-55 on Friday.
| 01/17/25 @ Greenville | 18 |
| 01/14/25 @ T.L. Hanna | 21 |
| 01/08/25 @ Easley | 18 |
J.L. Mann's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jade Hailstock led the charge by going 6 of 12 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds. The matchup was Hailstock's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Imari Richardson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Hailstock wasn't the only one working in the assists department: J.L. Mann was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Legacy Early College earned a 64-52 victory over Rabun Gap-Nacoochee on Tuesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked sixth in South Carolina, while the Eagles are ranked 51st in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Legacy Early College has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for J.L. Mann, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5.
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