SAN ANGELO — There was bound to be a party on the corner of Hamilton Street and 13th Street in Robert Lee on Tuesday night after the Steers punched their first ticket to the regional tournament since making it to the state semifinals in 1995.

The Steers earned that right with a strong second half against Garden City as they claimed a 45-31 win at Stephens Arena in the Junell Center on the campus of Angelo State University.

Unlike the first two matchups between the District 11-1A rivals, won by RLHS 49-44 in January and 45-38 by GCHS earlier this month, this was for all the marbles and a regional tournament berth.