J.L. Mann is 10-0 against T.L. Hanna since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The J.L. Mann Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets at 7:15 p.m. J.L. Mann is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
It may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but J.L. Mann ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past Riverside 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but J.L. Mann was the better team in the second half.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Smith Darby and
Wilfer Bustamante, who scored both of J.L. Mann's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 38 so far this season.
Meanwhile, T.L. Hanna faced Mauldin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. T.L. Hanna wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for them in their matchups with Mauldin: they've now lost five in a row.
J.L. Mann pushed their record up to 16-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for T.L. Hanna, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
J.L. Mann skirted past T.L. Hanna 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for J.L. Mann since the squad 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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