Two dominant signal callers in Brandon Mann and Nishaan Bajwa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bishop Manogue Miners will face off against the Reed Raiders on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bishop Manogue comes in on six and Reed on three.
Bishop Manogue is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Reno for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-28 victory. The Miners' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bishop Manogue can attribute much of their success to Mann, who threw for 160 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and Nathan Shannon, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Shannon really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Dulin Hukari was another key player, picking up 71 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Bishop Manogue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Reed faced Spanish Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Reed managed a 31-27 win over Spanish Springs. 31 seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Reed's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Daxon Dayton led the charge by throwing for 199 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezekiel Mckay, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Reed's defense and their three sacks. Raymond Maveni was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played. Xavier Pineda was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Reed is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Bishop Manogue, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Bishop Manogue has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Reed struggles in that department as they've been averaging 203.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bishop Manogue beat Reed 42-35 in their previous meeting back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Reed's Bajwa, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bishop Manogue still be able to contain Bajwa? There's only one way to find out.
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