After four games on the road, Commerce is heading back home. They will take on the Towns County Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Commerce focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Commerce came up short against Lumpkin County and fell 46-36.
The losing side was boosted by Malay L miitchell, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 10 rebounds. She scored a full 63.9% of Commerce's points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Raven Parks was another key contributor, scoring 2 points along with 10 rebounds.
Towns County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 21 points or more this season. They blew past Lincoln County 64-26 on the road. The victory was just what Towns County needed coming off of a 68-36 defeat in their prior game.
Towns County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Laura Mauldin out in front who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleigh Beaver, who scored 9 points along with 7 rebounds and 6 steals.
Their wins bumped Commerce to 6-4 and Lumpkin County to 3-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's match: Commerce have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 31% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Towns County, though, as they've only nailed 32% of theirs this season. Given Commerce's sizeable advantage in that area, Towns County will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
Commerce beat Towns County 43-33 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Does Commerce have another victory up their sleeve, or will Towns County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
