The Eastside Early College Panthers will head out to challenge the Gateway College Preparatory Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastside Early College is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.
Gateway College Preparatory is hoping to do what Travis couldn't on Friday: put an end to Eastside Early College's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Eastside Early College skirted past Travis 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted against the Rebels since December 5, 2017.
Jakob Acosta continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 13 for 16 on his way to 31 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaymond Wilkins, who posted six points along with ten rebounds and three blocks.
Eastside Early College smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Gateway College Preparatory was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 62-57 to Chaparral.
Gateway College Preparatory has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. As for Eastside Early College, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Eastside Early College was taken down by Gateway College Preparatory 73-34 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eastside Early College was down 48-23.
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