The Reno Huskies will venture away from home to challenge the Bishop Manogue Miners at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reno has eight straight wins, Bishop Manogue has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Reno is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Galena, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Reno was ranked 13th). Reno blew past Galena 3-0 on Thursday.
A big factor in the win was Reno's feisty defense: they held Galena to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-18, 25-16.
Bhavisha Patil was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 11 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue came up short against Skutt Catholic on Friday and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Skutt Catholic scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19.
Reno pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bishop Manogue, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Reno beat Bishop Manogue 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Reno repeat their success, or does Bishop Manogue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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