Soccer Preview: Commerce vs. Elbert County
Commerce is 0-3 against Elbert County since February of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Commerce Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Elbert County Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Commerce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy. That's two games in a row now that Commerce has lost by exactly ten goals.
Emmanuel Orso and
Jeereht Recarte did their best for Commerce and scored both of Commerce's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Meanwhile, Elbert County came up short against Tallulah Falls last Friday and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, Elbert County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 298th, while Tallulah Falls is ranked 98th).
Commerce's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Elbert County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Commerce suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Elbert County when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Commerce avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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