J.L. Mann hasn't had much luck against Greenville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The J.L. Mann Patriots will square off against the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. J.L. Mann is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.6 points per game this season.
J.L. Mann is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since February 14, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 66-44 to T.L. Hanna. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
J.L. Mann's defeat came about despite a quality game from Dontez Walker, who went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points and six boards. Nickoli Williams was another key player, putting up eight points.
Even though they lost, J.L. Mann smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Greenville came tearing into Wednesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Green Wave with a sharp 65-44 victory. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Green Wave are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greenville pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for J.L. Mann, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
J.L. Mann was dealt a bruising 71-31 defeat at the hands of Greenville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point J.L. Mann was down 34-14.
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