Football Preview: Rains Wildcats vs. Commerce Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Commerce Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Rains's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Malakoff on Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 56-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Commerce won against Mineola last Friday with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Commerce breezed by Eustace to the tune of 38-8. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Commerce's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kd Ford, who threw for 31 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Ford also racked up 26 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in November of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Commerce's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Markaden Mapps with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Sedarrius Love was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 12 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
This is the second loss in a row for Rains and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Commerce, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Rains might still be hurting after the 32-8 loss they got from Commerce in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rains was down 29-8.
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