Bishop Manogue and Damonte Ranch are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Bishop Manogue Miners will take on the Damonte Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop Manogue is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past Galena to the tune of 66-29. The win was nothing new for the Miners as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jamahl Jackson
| 02/11/25 vs Galena | 13 |
| 02/04/25 vs Carson | 6 |
| 01/31/25 @ Reno | 11 |
| 01/28/25 @ Spanish Springs | 9 |
| 01/24/25 vs McQueen | 10 |
| + 17 more games |
Bishop Manogue found their leader in sophomore Jamahl Jackson, who went 6-for-7 en route to 13 points and three blocks. That's the most points Jackson has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aaron Westphal, who had 11 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Damonte Ranch entered their tilt with McQueen on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They took their game with ease, bagging an 80-52 victory over the Lancers. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 21 point advantage.
Bishop Manogue's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-10. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 39.3% in those games and 29.1% outside of them. As for Damonte Ranch, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
Bishop Manogue came up short against Damonte Ranch in their previous matchup back in January, falling 66-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Damonte Ranch's Drew Dodson, who dropped a double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Bishop Manogue knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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