Galena hasn't had much luck against Bishop Manogue recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Galena Grizzlies will take on the Bishop Manogue Miners at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Galena came up short against Damonte Ranch and fell 62-52.
Zakery Smrt
| 02/07/25 vs Damonte Ranch | 4 |
| 01/28/25 vs Douglas | 3 |
| 12/11/24 vs North Valleys | 3 |
| 01/17/25 @ Bishop Manogue | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs Spanish Springs | 2 |
Galena might have lost, but man, Zakery Smrt was a machine: he went 7 for 11 to rack up 19 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Smrt a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Ben Imse, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Manogue). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 88-39 victory over Carson. Given the Miners' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Senators are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Manogue's win came from a few key players Galena will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Veo Dizon, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and three steals. Kaden Rowe was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Bishop Manogue was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bishop Manogue's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 37% in those games and 29.1% outside of them. As for Galena, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Galena and Bishop Manogue were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but Galena came up empty-handed after a 39-38 defeat. Can Galena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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