If Elbert County was feeling good fresh off their 100-62 takedown of Monsignor Donovan Catholic last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Elbert County Blue Devils took a 72-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Commerce Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Tigers are ranked 165th).
When it comes to explaining why Elbert County lost, don't look at Grady Jones. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 16 on his way to 24 points and five rebounds. That's the most boards Jones has posted since back in December of 2024. Dk Winn was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Commerce to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maki Mitchell, who had 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Peters, who went 5 for 7 to rack up 10 points and five boards.
Elbert County's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Commerce, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-8.
Elbert County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 52-46 victory against Oglethorpe County on the 8th. Commerce does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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