The Red Oak Tigers pressured their way to a girls Class 3A Region 8 Quarterfinal win over Atlantic 59-23 on Saturday night. The Tigers used stifling pressure defense to blow the game open early and raced out to a 21-2 lead by the end of the first quarter. Taking care of the ball was a big issue for the Trojans through much of the game. The Tigers forced 26 Atlantic turnovers and scored 22 points off of those miscues.

Red Oak led 34-6 at halftime and had a 47-15 advantage by the end of the third. The Tigers got 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals from sophomore Sophie Walker. Sierra Athen also finished in double figures with 10 points and 6 rebounds.  The Tigers improved to 19-2 and will move on to host Shenandoah in the Region 8 Semifinals on Wednesday, February 14th.

The Trojans got 6 points from McKenzie Waters and Cheyenne Elliott had 4 points and 7 rebounds in her final game. Atlantic finishes the season at 3-17.