Red Bank’s girls may have been pretty in pink, but their game was anything but in the pink Monday night.
Red Bank hosted the first Hoops for Hope breast cancer benefit high school basketball doubleheader. Clad in specially made pink uniforms for the occasion, the Lady Lions fell 39-28 to neighboring school Baylor.
Red Bank beat Baylor 63-47 in the boys’ game.
Another of the night’s winners was the MaryEllen Locher Foundation. Proceeds from sales and donations before and during the games will go the local charity’s scholarship fund for children of parents who have had breast cancer.
During pregame introductions, Baylor coach John Gibson and Red Bank guard Bailey Lyness gave an indication of how well their families know each other by sharing a hug. The coach said he’s known Lyness since she played baseball with his sons, Zane and Gavin, growing up in Red Bank’s Dixie Youth program.