The Athens Christian Eagles entered their tilt with the Commerce Tigers with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Athens Christian managed a 44-39 win over Commerce on Tuesday. Given Athens Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Commerce is ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Commerce still got an impressive performance from Malay L miitchell, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five steals. L miitchell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Raven Parks, who scored nine points along with two steals and two blocks.
Athens Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Commerce, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Athens Christian will head out on the road to face off against Elbert County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Commerce, they will be playing at home against Rabun County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rabun County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Commerce likes a good challenge.
