The Commerce Tigers will head out to face off against the Elbert County Blue Devils at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Commerce is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since December 30, 2024 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Oglethorpe County with a sharp 58-33 win. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Commerce found their leader in sophomore Maki Mitchell, who went 6 for 8 en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Jarrells, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elbert County). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 100-62 win over Monsignor Donovan Catholic. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 72-47 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams had little chance of recovering from.
The victory made it two in a row for Elbert County and bumps their season record up to 10-14. As for Commerce, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Commerce strolled past Elbert County in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 77-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Commerce since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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