Eastside Early College is 1-9 against Crockett since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastside Early College Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Crockett Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Crockett took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastside Early College, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Eastside Early College beat Travis 32-20. The victory was just what Eastside Early College needed coming off of a 55-21 loss in their prior contest.
Crockett suffered their biggest loss since December 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 61-29 defeat at the hands of Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin. Crockett was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-15.
Despite the defeat, Crockett saw an underclassman step up: Lauren Smith scored 20 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. Smith has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played.
Eastside Early College's win bumped their record up to 3-14. As for Crockett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-18.
Eastside Early College was dealt a bruising 57-29 defeat at the hands of Crockett in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eastside Early College was down 32-8.
