Bishop Manogue won the last time they faced McQueen, and things went their way on Friday too. The Bishop Manogue Miners took down the McQueen Lancers 45-26. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Miners.
Brandon Mann continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 244 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 45 yards. Amir Mcgruder was another key player, rushing for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bishop Manogue's defense and their four sacks. Kole Cronin was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. Marley Spuhler was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 13 total tackles (4.5 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why McQueen lost, don't look at Cooper Craft. Despite the final result, he threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Craft has posted since back in October of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Alex Hancock.
Bishop Manogue now has a winning record of 4-3. As for McQueen, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-4.
Bishop Manogue will venture away from home to challenge Reed at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 896 yards in their previous games. As for McQueen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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