Basketball Recap: Barron Collier Snaps 19-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Barron Collier entered their matchup against Lehigh on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Barron Collier Cougars fell just short of the Lehigh Lightning by a score of 68-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (57), the Cougars still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Barron Collier lost, don't look at Spencer Clayton. Despite the final result, he posted 34 points along with six assists and six boards. The contest was Clayton's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Crawford, who scored 16 points.

Barron Collier's defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-6. As for Lehigh, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2.

Barron Collier and Lehigh should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Barron Collier (ranked 147th) will meet Everglades City (ranked 612th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Barron Collier is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.2 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Lehigh will take on Dunbar at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 290 places (119 vs. 409).