Preview: Commerce vs. Rabun County
The Commerce Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Rabun County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Commerce's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
The matchup between Commerce and Franklin County on Monday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Commerce ended up on the wrong side of a rough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Franklin County. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Commerce in their matchups with Franklin County: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Rabun County was able to grind out a solid victory over Hart County on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. Cameron Blalock had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Rabun County got from the refs.
Rabun County was led to victory by the tag-team duo of Blalock and
Joseph Merino Silva, who scored all three of Rabun County's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Commerce dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only scored one goal over those three contests. As for Rabun County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Commerce suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Rabun County when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Commerce avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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