After losing to Lawrence Free State the last time they met, Manhattan decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Manhattan Indians sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Lawrence Free State Firebirds on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Manhattan was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (69-64), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 14-25, 25-21.
Janie Hilgers was the offensive standout of the match as she had 15 digs.
Karsen Chapman and Taylor Stucker certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Chapman had 17 digs, while Stucker had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Stucker has posted in her last four matchups.
Manhattan's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Lawrence Free State, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Manhattan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Hays on the 1st. Lawrence Free State has also already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against St. James Academy on the 28th.
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