The J.L. Mann Patriots will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with J.L. Mann sitting on four straight wins and Fort Mill on three.
J.L. Mann is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Clover, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (J.L. Mann was ranked second). J.L. Mann had just enough and edged Clover out 3-2. That's two games straight that J.L. Mann has won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill extended their postseason success on Friday against James F. Byrnes. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rebels a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Fort Mill, who have now won eight matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit James F. Byrnes with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Braden Gritz (2),
Brayden Hunsucker, and
Camden Slaney.
J.L. Mann's victory bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Fort Mill, their win bumped their record up to 14-8-1.
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