The Red Bank boys’ basketball team could not pull away from Howard in the opening quarters, and the Hustlin’ Tigers came back to bite in the second half Tuesday night.
Howard nipped visiting Red Bank 64-58 after a back-and-forth District 6-AA battle.
It was Red Bank (9-5, 4-3) getting off to a fast start, scoring 14 straight points after an opening 3-pointer for Howard.
“We had a lot of confidence and execution of our game plan,” Lions coach Nick Fike said. “We executed as a team.”
Brandon Jones helped Red Bank to its lead with his 11 first-quarter points. He finished with a game-high 18.