Basketball Recap: Maki Mitchell Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Rabun County

It was a proper cat-fight when Commerce challenged Rabun County on Tuesday. The Commerce Tigers took down the Rabun County Wildcats 67-49. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Wildcats back in January, they had to take a 59-53 loss.

Commerce's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maki Mitchell, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Mitchell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Essien Lockleer, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.

Commerce was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rabun County only racked up six assists.

When it comes to explaining why Rabun County lost, don't look at Huey Blalock. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points and three steals. Blalock's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Alonso, who earned 11 points.

Commerce has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Rabun County, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.

Commerce wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-45 win against Athens Academy on the 31st. Rabun County has also already played their next game, a 63-60 victory against Banks County on the 31st.