The Andalusia 9-and-10-year-old Celtics came away with a 20-12 victory over the Elba Tigers on Tuesday night in the old Andalusia Middle School gym.

“The first half we played really good,” Celtics coach Doug Sutton said. “The second half, though, we slacked off a bit.”

At the end of the first the Celtics were on top 3-2.

Strong defense from the Celtics kept the Tigers off the board in the second period, and they took a 9-2 lead into halftime.

The Celtics surged to a 15-6 lead at the end of the third.

Kaden Denson led the Celtics with 13 points.