Junction City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to the Manhattan Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on Tuesday.
Manhattan was led to victory by Janie Hilgers and Madison Stanard. Hilgers had eight digs and two aces, while Stanard had four aces, three digs, and one block. That's the most digs Stanard has posted over her last eight contests. Sophia Peabody also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Junction City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Manhattan, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Junction City has already played their next match (against Topeka), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Manhattan, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss against Washburn Rural on the 4th.
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