On Tuesday, Bishop Manogue faced Spanish Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bishop Manogue Miners took a hard 60-42 fall against the Spanish Springs Cougars. The Miners were down 51-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Bishop Manogue saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aaron Westphal posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Liam Sorensen, who went 5 of 11 en route to 10 points.
Spanish Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Owen Hensley led the charge by going 5 for 7 on his way to 13 points and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Lee, who had nine points along with six boards and five assists.
Bishop Manogue's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Spanish Springs, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Bishop Manogue has already played their next matchup (against Reno), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Spanish Springs has already played their next contest, a 79-64 win against Douglas on the 31st.
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