Since losing for the first time this season several weeks ago, the Barnegat girls basketball team has been on a tear. The Bengals extended their winning streak to six games last week, cruising through three opponents to improve to 11-1 for the season.

After squashing Cedar Creek, 48-11, to start the week, the Bengals scored s 25-point rout of Toms River South and followed it with a 19-point win over Middletown North to finish the three-game stretch.

Against the Lions on Jan. 18, Barnegat jumped out to an 18-10, first-quarter lead and pushed it higher during an 11-5…