Hyde Park entered their contest against Eastside Early College on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Hyde Park Panthers fell 56-49 to the Eastside Early College Panthers. Hyde Park was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Eastside Early College apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Eastside Early College's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaymond Wilkins led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 blocks. With that strong performance, Wilkins is now averaging an impressive 2.4 blocks per game. Another player making a difference was Jakob Acosta, who went 8 of 15 en route to 22 points and seven steals.
Hyde Park's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Eastside Early College, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Hyde Park Panthers challenge the San Angelo Central Bobcats at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Angelo Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully Hyde Park likes a good challenge. As for Eastside Early College, they will head out to take on Travis at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastside Early College is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.
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