Basketball Preview: Mount Vernon Tigers vs. Commerce Tigers
Mount Vernon has gone 4-0 against Commerce recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mount Vernon Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Commerce Tigers at 6:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mount Vernon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Longview on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Vernon lost 60-38 to Longview. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Lobos are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Commerce came up short against Sanger on Saturday and fell 40-31. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Mount Vernon's record is now 5-5. As for Commerce, their record now sits at 11-4.
Mount Vernon took their win against Commerce when the teams last played back in January of 2020 by a conclusive 53-31. Does Mount Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Commerce turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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