Manhattan hasn't had much luck against Washburn Rural recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Manhattan Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Washburn Rural Blues. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Manhattan will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Emporia, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Manhattan breezed by Emporia to the tune of 62-29 on Friday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Spartans are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Washburn Rural played in conference for the first time on Friday and they got just the result they we're looking for. Everything went their way against Topeka as Washburn Rural made off with a 65-44 victory. The Blues have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Washburn Rural's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.9 points. As for Manhattan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
Manhattan came up short against Washburn Rural in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 55-50. Can Manhattan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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