Basketball Preview: Commerce Tigers vs. West Hall Spartans
The Commerce Tigers will take on the West Hall Spartans at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. West Hall took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Commerce, who comes in off a win.
Commerce is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past East Jackson 58-34 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted since January 30th.
Commerce found their leader in sophomore Arianna Patman, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Patman has scored at least a third of Commerce's points. Jurnee Vann was another key player, scoring nine points along with five rebounds.
Commerce smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, West Hall's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Tuesday. They took a 50-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Jackson. The Spartans have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Commerce's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for West Hall, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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