It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Red Bay had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 42-29 win over the Covenant Christian Eagles. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Eagles are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Khalil Luster
02/08/25 vs Covenant Christian | 63% |
02/04/25 vs Sulligent | 63% |
01/30/25 vs New Site | 63% |
01/25/25 vs Deshler | 65% |
01/24/25 vs Sulligent | 50% |
+ 5 more games |
Red Bay found their leader in freshman Khalil Luster, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Luster is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last ten games he's played.
The victory made it two in a row for Red Bay and bumps their season record up to 19-8. As for Covenant Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.
Coming up, Red Bay will take on Tanner at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Covenant Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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