The Malakoff Tigers will take on the Commerce Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Malakoff has 20 straight victories, Commerce has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Malakoff humbled Grandview with a 42-14 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
Mike Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-7, which was the final score in Commerce's tilt against Winnsboro on Friday. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Commerce wouldn't let Winnsboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Commerce can thank Jordan Mcmurray and Brandy Enicar for forcing both of them.
Malakoff pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Commerce, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Malakoff has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 229.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Commerce struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Malakoff against Commerce in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 49-3 victory. In that game, Malakoff amassed a halftime lead of 35-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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