Volleyball Preview: Bishop Manogue Miners vs. Reno Huskies
The Bishop Manogue Miners will venture away from home to face off against the Reno Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Bishop Manogue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spanish Springs, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Bishop Manogue was ranked tenth). Bishop Manogue took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Spanish Springs on Tuesday. The Miners haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Spanish Springs scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 25-18, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Reno entered their tilt with Damonte Ranch on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mustangs.
Reno was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-23, 25-23.
Miriam Grafton and Morgan Brenner were among the main playmakers for Reno as the former had seven aces and six digs and the latter had 11 digs and 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Grafton a new career-high in aces.
Reno was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Bishop Manogue moved to 17-9 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. As for Reno, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Bishop Manogue skirted past Reno 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. 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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