Oglethorpe County had lost six straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-11 to make it seven. They took a 70-57 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 463rd, while the Tigers are ranked 91st).
As for Commerce, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games.
Commerce was led to victory by Maki Mitchell and Essien Lockleer. Mitchell shot 44% from the field en route to 25 points, while Lockleer went 6-for-7 to rack up 14 points in addition to seven assists and five steals. What's more, Lockleer also posted an 86% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January of 2025. Another player making a difference was Bryson Parks, who posted nine points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Coming up, Oglethorpe County will welcome Rabun County at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Commerce, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 83-60 win against Putnam County on the 10th.
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