Commerce and Rabun County are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Commerce Tigers challenge the Rabun County Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Commerce's tournament run continued when they took on Stephens County on Monday. Commerce blew past Stephens County 67-39. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Indians are ranked 469th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/30/24 vs Stephens County | 5 |
| 12/20/24 vs Providence Christian Academy | 3 |
| 12/28/24 vs North Gwinnett | 2 |
| 12/17/24 @ Banks County | 2 |
| 12/27/24 vs Jefferson | 1 |
Commerce found their leader in sophomore Essien Lockleer, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points along with seven assists and five steals. Those five steals set a new season-high mark for Lockleer. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Parks, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rabun County). They really took it to Towns County for the full four quarters, racking up a 105-64 victory. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 25 points or more this season.
Rabun County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.3 points per game. As for Commerce, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Commerce was taken down by Rabun County 80-51 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Commerce avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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