Saturday just wasn't the day for Mauldin's offense. They took a blow against the J.L. Mann Patriots on Saturday, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Patriots are ranked ninth).
Mauldin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braden Barnes and Shawn Harris. With that strong performance, Harris is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Ladainnian Martin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for J.L. Mann, rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Mauldin and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for J.L. Mann, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mauldin will host T.L. Hanna at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. T.L. Hanna knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Mauldin likes a good challenge. As for J.L. Mann, they and Greenville are set to duel on Friday. J.L. Mann is facing Greenville at the right time seeing as Greenville is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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