By Pablo Villa, El Paso Matters Eastwood High School’s football team returns to Southern California this week for a second matchup with national powerhouse St. John Bosco — a trip underwritten largely by external support and boosters as the Ysleta Independent School District continues to face deep financial challenges. This June, the board adopted a $420.2 million budget with a $22.2 million deficit for 2025-26, the district’s fourth consecutive year with higher expenses than it expects to make in revenue. 

The Troopers’ first outing against the Braves took place Aug. 30, 2024, at Panish Family Stadium in Bellflower, California. Eastwood lost 71-14. Two months before the game, the Ysleta school board approved a $408.2 million budget with a $17.2 million deficit for the 2024-25 school year

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