The Oglethorpe County Patriots will take on the Commerce Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Oglethorpe County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The match between them and Elbert County didn't end well, with Oglethorpe County falling 73-57. The Patriots were down 60-35 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Commerce, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Athens Academy out 46-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since November 21, 2024.
Oglethorpe County better focus on containing Evan Peters and Maki Mitchell as the pair were huge in Commerce's win. Peters dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards, while Mitchell went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. That's the most boards Mitchell has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Essien Lockleer, who posted five points and five assists.
Commerce's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for Oglethorpe County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Things could have been worse for Oglethorpe County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 73-59 loss to Commerce in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Can Oglethorpe County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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