Oglethorpe County lost against Commerce back in December of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Oglethorpe County Patriots took a 44-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Commerce Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while the Tigers are ranked 190th).
Commerce found their leader in sophomore Maki Mitchell, who posted 16 points and three steals. That's the most steals Mitchell has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Parks, who scored five points in addition to six boards and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Oglethorpe County and nudges their season record down to 1-11. As for Commerce, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Oglethorpe County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-26 loss against Rabun County on the 18th. As for Commerce, they will take on Banks County at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Commerce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season.
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