Football Preview: Commerce Tigers vs. Rains Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Rains Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Commerce will be strutting in after a victory while Rains will be coming in after a defeat.
If Commerce beats Rains with 38 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Commerce simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Eustace 38-8. Considering the Tigers have won three matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Commerce's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kd Ford, who threw for 31 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Ford also racked up 26 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in November of 2023.
Commerce didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Sedarrius Love, Donovan Maria, and Malik Garcia picked up one apiece. Love is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played. Markaden Mapps was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Rains' offense. They were dealt a 56-0 loss at the hands of Malakoff on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 825th, while the Tigers are ranked 132nd).
Commerce's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Rains, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Commerce took their win against Rains in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 32-8. In that match, Commerce amassed a halftime lead of 29-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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