Preview: Commerce Tigers vs. Prairiland Patriots
Commerce and Prairiland are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Commerce Tigers will get right back to it and host the Prairiland Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on January 19th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Commerce has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edgewood on Thursday.
Prairiland suffered their biggest loss since December 12, 2023 on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Rains at home and fell 71-16. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Prairiland has scored all season.
Commerce's loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. As for Prairiland, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season.
Everything went Commerce's way against Prairiland when the teams last played back in December of 2023 as Commerce made off with a 64-38 win. Does Commerce have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prairiland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
