Football Preview: Reno Huskies vs. Bishop Manogue Miners
Two dominant signal callers in Braylon Wilson and Brandon Mann are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Reno Huskies and the Bishop Manogue Miners will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Reno has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Bishop Manogue will come in with three straight victories.
Reno is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spanish Springs, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Reno was ranked 21st). Reno came up short against Spanish Springs last Friday, falling 34-12.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Wilson, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 229 yards and a touchdown. 94 of those passing yards were hauled in by Logan Ford.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue beat Reed 42-35 last Friday.
Bishop Manogue can attribute much of their success to Mann, who threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and Pele Masina, who rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Masina also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass. Nathan Simmons was Mann's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Manogue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Reno's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Bishop Manogue, their record is now 5-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Reno has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 353.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like Bishop Manogue struggles in that department as they've been averaging 360.1. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Reno took a serious blow against Bishop Manogue when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 37-7. Thankfully for Reno, Cody Fleischmann (who rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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