The Commerce Tigers lost against the Athens Christian Eagles back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Commerce took a 44-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Athens Christian. Commerce has struggled against Athens Christian recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
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 has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Raven Parks, who scored nine points along with two steals and two blocks.
Commerce's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Athens Christian, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Commerce will be playing at home against Rabun County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rabun County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 267 points over their last four matches. Athens Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Elbert County at 6:00 p.m. on January 30th.