Basketball Game Preview: Bishop Manogue Miners vs. Spanish Springs Cougars

The Bishop Manogue Miners will head out to square off against the Spanish Springs Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Friday, everything went Bishop Manogue's way against McQueen as Bishop Manogue made off with a 62-41 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Miners.

Bishop Manogue's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Liam Sorensen led the charge by going 6 for 15 on his way to 20 points. Jamahl Jackson was another key player, putting up ten points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.

Meanwhile, Spanish Springs entered their tilt with Galena on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They claimed a resounding 74-33 win over the Grizzlies. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Spanish Springs' win came from a few key players Bishop Manogue will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jackson Flint, who made all 6 shots he took racking up 13 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Landreth, who went 6 of 9 en route to 12 points.

Spanish Springs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.

Spanish Springs has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Bishop Manogue, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Bishop Manogue has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Spanish Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Bishop Manogue opened the new year with a less-than-successful 54-41 loss to Spanish Springs. Can Bishop Manogue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.