The Eastside Early College Panthers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were outmatched by McCallum on the road and fell 93-51. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eastside Early College in their matchups with McCallum: they've now lost seven in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Eastside Early College lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jakob Acosta. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points. The match was Acosta's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ja?Lyen Jones, who scored ten points.
Eastside Early College's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for McCallum, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Eastside Early College will be home for the holidays to greet Northeast Early College at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northeast Early College is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for McCallum, they will head out on the road to face off against Travis at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Travis will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1283rd, while McCallum is ranked 381st).
