Eastside Early College is 0-4 against Travis since September of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Eastside Early College Panthers will head out to challenge the Travis Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with 13 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Eastside Early College finally turned things around against John Paul II on Friday. They never let the Guardians onto the board and left with a 44-0 win. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jaylan Cathey had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Nigel Johnson also helped out as he racked up 103 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastside Early College was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Travis really took it to Luling for the full four quarters, racking up a 28-0 victory on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rebels had established a 21 point advantage.
Eastside Early College's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-3. As for Travis, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Eastside Early College was taken down by Travis 56-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Eastside Early College avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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