Basketball Game Preview: Travis Rebels vs. Eastside Early College Panthers

The Travis Rebels are taking a road trip to take on the Eastside Early College Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

On Friday, Travis came up short against Northeast Early College and fell 58-51. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Eastside Early College hadn't done well against Northeast Early College recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Eastside Early College took down Northeast Early College 50-35.

The victory got Eastside Early College back to even at 8-8. As for Travis, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.

Travis couldn't quite finish off Eastside Early College in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 53-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastside Early College's Jakob Acosta, who went 13 of 16 on his way to 31 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Now that Travis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.