Two dominant guards in Spencer Clayton and Muhammad Yusuf are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Barron Collier Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Aubrey Rogers Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Barron Collier is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.7 points per game this season.
Barron Collier is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Gulf Coast just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to the Sharks. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Barron Collier got top-tier performance from Clayton, who posted 20 points along with seven boards and five assists. That was a full 40% of Barron Collier's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Luke Cadavos was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Aubrey Rogers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of Naples by a score of 84-82. One positive for the Patriots, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Barron Collier will need focus on slowing down Seth Timmer, one of several Aubrey Rogers players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 27 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yusuf, who had 22 points.
Aubrey Rogers' loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Barron Collier, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Everything went Barron Collier's way against Aubrey Rogers in their previous meeting back in January, as Barron Collier made off with an 83-57 win. Does Barron Collier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aubrey Rogers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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