There is life for the Redeemer Royals Men's Basketball team. The Royals made the improbable a little more possible last night with a huge win on the road against the #8 CCAA ranked Sheridan Bruins. Still on the outside looking in in terms of the playoffs, Redeemer gained a little ground on the 6h place Sault Cougars and St. Clair Saints heading into a crucial weekend matchup.

Redeemer defeated Sheridan 88-85 as they clung to a late lead in a very hard-fought road effort. The Royals record moves to 3-8 while Sheridan's drops to 7-3. With the win, Redeemer has moved within 1 game of the 4-5 Cougars and Saints, both teams that the men's team will have to leapfrog in order to advance.

The Royals have now set themselves up for a critical match on Saturday on the road against the Saints. In what is shaping up to be a must-win for Redeemer, the men's team will look to ride the momentum from Tuesday win right into the weekend.

In the win against Sheridan, newcomer Nicholas Green had a team-high 21 points for Redeemer. Nathan Di Loreto also had a strong game for the Royals with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

Other winners from Tuesday night were the Women's Basketball who defeated the Sheridan Bruins 57-51 in an important match that keeps the Lady Royals in their current playoff position. Jesseca Brown had a game-high 25 points. Brown continues her dominant season and sits 3rd in the OCAA in points per game (19.3) and leads the OCAA in total points (212).

The men's volleyball team notched their 8th win of the season in a 3-0 win over Conestoga, while the women's team returned to the win column with an identical 3-0 victory as well.