It was a proper cat-fight when Eastside Early College duked it out withLBJ Austin on Tuesday. The Eastside Early College Panthers lost 61-41 to the LBJ Austin Jaguars. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 55-33 back in January.
LBJ Austin found their leader in sophomore Marquis Murry Ii, who went 9 of 14 en route to 21 points along with six assists and six steals. Murry Ii has become a key player for LBJ Austin: the team is 11-4 when he posts at least three steals, but 7-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ja Shawn Waters, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points and five steals.
Eastside Early College now has a losing record at 10-11. As for LBJ Austin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-13 record this season.
Eastside Early College will host Northeast Early College at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for LBJ Austin, they will head out to challenge Travis at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. LBJ Austin is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
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