With a playoff game on the line, Bishop Miege rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Chanute Blue Comets with a sharp 37-13 victory. Bishop Miege's win was all the more impressive since the Blue Comets were averaging only 15 points allowed on the season.
Marco Rodriguez was a one-man wrecking crew for Bishop Miege as he threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Teryn Jackson was another key player, picking up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bishop Miege's defense and their three sacks. Finn Cusick was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Bishop Miege is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.6 points per game. As for Chanute, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.
Bishop Miege will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Tonganoxie at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Miege will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. Chanute does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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