The J.L. Mann Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. J.L. Mann is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
J.L. Mann is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Mauldin, who was ranked tenth at the time (J.L. Mann was ranked first). While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Patriots who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. J.L. Mann got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Mauldin's four.
Greenville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Woodmont 6-0 on Friday. Greenville haven't had any issues with Woodmont recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Greenville's offense was hitting Woodmont from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Emme Cook led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
J.L. Mann's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those six matches. As for Greenville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
J.L. Mann skirted past Greenville 1-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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