Basketball Recap: Barnegat Beats Pinelands Regional for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Barnegat came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 51-36 win over the Pinelands Regional Wildcats. This was a revenge game for the Bengals: when they faced off against the Wildcats back in January, they had to take a 51-39 loss.

Barnegat is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Pinelands Regional, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.

Barnegat has already played their next game (against Cedar Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pinelands Regional Wildcats face off against the Lacey Township Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.