Lone Oak hadn't done well against Commerce recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lone Oak Buffaloes narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Commerce Tigers 53-50. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Buffaloes' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 716th, while the Tigers are ranked 242nd).
Lone Oak is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points per game. As for Commerce, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.
Lone Oak will welcome Mount Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lone Oak has three straight wins, Mount Vernon has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for Commerce, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Commerce Tigers take on the Rains Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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