Basketball Recap: Jalen Lucas Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Covington + How To Watch

It was a proper cat-fight when Slidell faced off against Covington on Tuesday. The Tigers came out on top against the Lions by a score of 66-59. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 54-50 victory the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Slidell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jalen Lucas, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 17 points. What's more, Lucas posted three assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Jerry Birdlow was another key player, as he made all 6 shots he took for 14 points and six rebounds.

Slidell was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

vs

Previous Games

11/25/25 - Neutral	66-59 W
02/28/25 - Away	50-54 L
02/01/24 - Away	84-49 W
02/03/23 - Away	50-23 W
02/02/23 - Home	67-57 W
+ 5 more games

The win got Slidell back to even at 2-2. As for Covington, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Coming up, Slidell won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Pearl River at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Covington, they and St. Stanislaus will face off at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday without much rest, having both just played. The Lions will need to watch out since the Rock-a-Chaws have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.