Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Commerce). They strolled past the Elbert County Blue Devils with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 42-27. The Tigers pushed the score to 42-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Loss or not, Elbert County got some senior leadership from Ty'Rikis Jones and Jacari Barnett. Jones gained 159 total yards and two touchdowns, while Barnett rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got Commerce back to even at 3-3. As for Elbert County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Commerce has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Rabun County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rabun County will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Commerce surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elbert County, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Providence Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m.
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