Commerce hasn't had much luck against Mount Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Commerce Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Mount Vernon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Commerce will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Commerce is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 54-19 win over Rains. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Commerce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Commerce's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Jordan Walker was the leader with two sacks. Sedarrius Love was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, a win for Mount Vernon just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 70-0 defeat at the hands of Malakoff. While losing is never fun, Mount Vernon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 885th, while Malakoff is ranked 151st).
Commerce's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Mount Vernon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Commerce suffered a grim 38-13 defeat to Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Commerce avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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