Two dominant signal callers in Brandon Mann and Braylon Wilson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Bishop Manogue Miners and the Reno Huskies will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Manogue will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Bishop Manogue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reed, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Bishop Manogue was ranked sixth). Bishop Manogue walked away with a 42-35 victory over Reed last Friday.
Mann and Pele Masina were among the main playmakers for Bishop Manogue as the former threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes and the latter rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Those 189 rushing yards gave Masina a new career-high. Nathan Simmons was Mann's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Manogue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Reno was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Spanish Springs, falling 34-12.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Wilson, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 229 yards and a touchdown. 94 of those passing yards were hauled in by Logan Ford.
Bishop Manogue's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Reno, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Bishop Manogue has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 360.1 total yards per game. However, it's not like Reno struggles in that department as they've been averaging 353.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Manogue against Reno in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 37-7 victory. Will Bishop Manogue repeat their success, or does Reno have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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