Mount Vernon has gone 6-0 against Commerce recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mount Vernon Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Commerce Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Mount Vernon is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Mount Vernon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Malakoff on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tigers on the road and fell 70-0. While losing is never fun, Mount Vernon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 885th, while Malakoff is ranked 151st).
Meanwhile, Commerce waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Wildcats to the tune of 54-19. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Commerce's defense and their three sacks. Jordan Walker was especially locked on to Rains' QB and sacked him twice. Commerce got some further help from Sedarrius Love: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Commerce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Commerce's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Mount Vernon's way against Commerce in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Mount Vernon made off with a 38-13 win. Will Mount Vernon repeat their success, or does Commerce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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