Preview: Bishop Manogue Miners vs. Spanish Springs Cougars
The Bishop Manogue Miners will face off against the Spanish Springs Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bishop Manogue comes in on 22 and Spanish Springs on five.
With a playoff game on the line, Bishop Manogue rose to the challenge on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-40 win over the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Spanish Springs faced Douglas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Spanish Springs came out on top against Douglas by a score of 61-48 on Thursday. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, as Spanish Springs did.
Layni Noonkester and Reese Wakefield were among the main playmakers for Spanish Springs as the former almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds and the latter scored 19 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wakefield has scored all season. Addison Bowers was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
Bishop Manogue pushed their record up to 23-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Spanish Springs, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Bishop Manogue strolled past Spanish Springs in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 69-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Manogue since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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