While it was all tied up 33-33 at halftime, Mauldin was not quite J.L. Mann's equal in the second half on Monday. They took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the J.L. Mann Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-63 last Friday.
Nathan Wilbourne
| 02/10/25 @ J.L. Mann | 24 |
| 12/27/24 vs North Augusta | 18 |
| 12/26/24 vs Fountain Inn | 18 |
| 11/25/24 vs Spartanburg Christian Academy | 18 |
| 01/24/25 vs T.L. Hanna | 17 |
Despite the loss, Mauldin still got an impressive performance from Nathan Wilbourne, who went 11-for-19 en route to 24 points. The dominant performance gave Wilbourne a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Tamari Shepherd, who posted nine points.
J.L. Mann had a senior duo take command as Dontez Walker dropped a triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and ten assists and Kam'Ron Williams went 7-for-16 on his way to 20 points and five assists. Walker's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Andrew Johnson was another key player, going 5-for-9 to rack up 10 points.
Mauldin has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 16-8 record this season. As for J.L. Mann, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-14 record this season.
Mauldin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-52 defeat against Woodmont on the 11th. As for J.L. Mann, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-59 win against Greenwood on the 11th.
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