COMMERCE Two years ago, Commerce outplayed Irwin County for 47 minutes before a wild finish dealt the Tigers heartbreak in south Georgia.
Friday night at Tiger Stadium, it looked like fate would return the favor to the Tigers against the defending champion Indians.
And after converting twice on fourth down on its final drive in the final minutes and moving to the Irwin County 19, Commerce was one more 3-yard fourth-down attempt from pulling the upset. But the Indians defense stopped the Tigers’ Sammy Brown for one of the rare times all night a yard short to preserve a 25-21 win in the Class A Public quarterfinals.