Commerce triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Malay Mitchell
By Team Reports
Dec 2, 2023, 12:08pm
Recap: Commerce Tigers vs. Franklin County Lions
The Commerce Tigers entered their tilt with the Franklin County Lions with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Commerce blew past Franklin County 66-45. This was payback for Commerce, who suffered a 44-34 loss the last time these two teams met.
Malay Mitchell was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Commerce's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Collins, who scored 10 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals.
Commerce's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Franklin County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Commerce will take on Banks County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin County and Seneca will face off at 6:00 p.m. on December 1st without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Seneca focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 last Tuesday.
