The Elbert County Blue Devils will square off against the Commerce Tigers at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Elbert County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 100-62 win over Monsignor Donovan Catholic. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Blue Devils had established a 25 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Commerce entered their tilt with Oglethorpe County on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 58-33 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Patriots are ranked 454th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Commerce found their leader in sophomore Maki Mitchell, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Jarrells, who posted nine points.
Commerce has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Elbert County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-14.
Elbert County lost to Commerce at home by a decisive 77-60 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Will Elbert County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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