A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Commerce Tigers face off against the Brookeland Wildcats at 3:35 p.m. on Thursday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Commerce is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Martins Mill on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Commerce was outmatched by Martins Mill and fell 72-37. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Brookeland came up short against Onalaska on Friday and fell 90-82.
Commerce will need focus on slowing down Cade Morgan, one of several Brookeland players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Morgan has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Braden Mccugh was another key player, putting up nine points along with six assists and five boards.
Brookeland's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Commerce, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
