The Bishop Manogue Miners will venture away from home to challenge the Douglas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Manogue will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Bishop Manogue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reno, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Bishop Manogue was ranked sixth). Bishop Manogue blew past Reno 48-26 on Friday. The Miners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Brandon Mann was his usual excellent self, throwing for 226 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Pele Masina, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bishop Manogue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Douglas ended up a good deal behind Reed on Friday and lost 35-16.
Although Douglas took the loss, they still got scores from Brenton Weston and Zachary Jackson.
Bishop Manogue's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-3.
Everything went Bishop Manogue's way against Douglas in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, as Bishop Manogue made off with a 35-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Manogue since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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