Basketball Recap: Commerce Extends Winning Streak to Three

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 2:33pm

Basketball Recap: Commerce Tigers vs. Oglethorpe County Patriots

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Commerce had won two straight games and Maki Mitchell did his part to make it three on Thursday. The Commerce Tigers walked away with a 44-33 victory over the Oglethorpe County Patriots thanks in part to Mitchell, who posted 16 points and three steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in November of 2024.

Commerce is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Oglethorpe County, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

Commerce will take on Banks County at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Commerce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season. As for Oglethorpe County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-26 defeat against Rabun County on the 18th.

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