Football Recap: Bishop Manogue Miners vs. Reed Raiders
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bishop Manogue had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Reed Raiders by a score of 35-28. Winning may never get old, but the Miners sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Leading Bishop Manogue to victory were Brandon Mann and Pele Masina. Mann rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, while Masina rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Masina showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards.
Bishop Manogue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Bishop Manogue's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.5 points per game. As for Reed, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Bishop Manogue will square off against Faith Lutheran at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Faith Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.1 points per game this season. Reed does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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