The J.L. Mann Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blythewood Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
J.L. Mann is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fort Mill a 5-0 shutout. Given J.L. Mann's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Fort Mill is ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
J.L. Mann hit Fort Mill with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mary Grayson Harder (2),
Laney Keith,
Marian Darby, and
Elle Bissinger.
Meanwhile, Blythewood had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 5-0 win. Give Blythewood's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
J.L. Mann has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Blythewood, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
J.L. Mann beat Blythewood 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will J.L. Mann repeat their success, or does Blythewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
