Basketball Preview: Commerce Tigers vs. Franklin County Lions
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Commerce Tigers challenge the Franklin County Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday... Commerce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
Commerce is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Stephens County 67-48 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Commerce relied on the efforts of Maki Mitchell, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points, and Ty Sorrells, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points. Those six threes gave Mitchell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryson Parks, who earned eight points.
Commerce smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Franklin County came up short against Elbert County on Tuesday and fell 69-60. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin County now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Commerce, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Commerce came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 51-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Commerce since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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