As the basketball regular season winds down, area playoff races are heating up on the hardwood. Tuesday’s slate of games is no different where many area brackets will get closer to final seeding ahead of the Jan. 31 deadline.

Postseason play will begin for both girls’ and boys’ teams Saturday, Feb. 4, before the regional round starts Feb. 13.

Entering play Tuesday night, both AHSAA area leaders came from Class 7A where the Foley Lady Lions and Fairhope Pirates remained atop their standings. Also on the girls’ circuit, Spanish Fort, Gulf Shores and St. Michael all entered Tuesday in second place in their respective classification, as did the Toros, Dolphins and Orange Beach Makos on the boys’ side.

In the Alabama Independent School Association ranks, Snook Christian also remained the clubhouse leader with a 4-0 mark through play within Region 2 entering action Tuesday night.

Both boys’ squads from Fairhope and Snook, as well as the girls’ team from Foley, were all represented in the Jan. 19 edition of the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s state rankings as well.

Fairhope was No. 6 in the Class 7A boys’ rankings, Foley checked in at No. 7 in the Class 7A girls’ rankings and Snook was the 10th-ranked team in the AISA boys’ rankings.

Stay tuned for the Tuesday night scorecard where area standings will also be updated.

Girls’ basketball games scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24

Class 7A Area 2
Fairhope at Daphne, 6 p.m.

Class 6A Area 2
McGill-Toolen at Baldwin County, 5:30 p.m.
Spanish Fort at Robertsdale, 5:30 p.m.

Class 5A Area 1
Gulf Shores at Elberta, 6 p.m.

Class 4A Area 1
St. Michael at Bayside Academy, 6 p.m.
UMS-Wright at Orange Beach, 6 p.m.

AISA Class 1A Region 2
South Choctaw at Snook Christian, 4:15 p.m.

Recent girls’ scores

Wednesday, Jan. 18
Milton (FL) 46, Orange Beach 36

Thursday, Jan. 19
Robertsdale 52, Tate 8

Friday, Jan. 20
Foley 58, Fairhope 21
Gulf Shores 45, B.C. Rain 18
Rocky Bayou Christian 47, Central Christian 24
Spanish Fort 40, Baldwin County 25

St. Michael 34, Orange Beach 32
UMS-Wright 72, Bayside Academy 26
Williamson 82, Elberta 13

Monday, Jan. 23
Fort Dale 50, Snook Christian 19

West Florida 48, Gulf Shores 46

Boys’ basketball games scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24

Class 7A Area 2
Fairhope at Daphne, 7:30 p.m.

Class 6A Area 2

McGill-Toolen at Baldwin County, 7 p.m.
Spanish Fort at Robertsdale, 7 p.m.

Class 5A Area 1
Gulf Shores at Elberta, 7:30 p.m.

Class 4A Area 1

UMS-Wright at Orange Beach, 7 p.m.
St. Michael at Bayside Academy, 7:30 p.m.

AISA Class 1A Region 2
South Choctaw at Snook Christian, 6 p.m.

Recent boys’ scores

Thursday, Jan. 19
Daphne 42, Robertsdale 33
Fruitdale 41, Bayshore Christian 40

Friday, Jan. 20
Calvary Christian Academy 69, Central Christian 53

Fairhope 62, Foley 28
Gulf Shores 55, B.C. Rain 51
Orange Beach 63, St. Michael 43
Spanish Fort 75, Baldwin County 74 (OT)
UMS-Wright 37, Bayside Academy 31
Williamson 68, Elberta 29

Monday, Jan. 23
Snook Christian 71, Fort Dale 56