After flying high against Shawnee Mission West on Tuesday, Lawrence Free State came back down to earth. The Firebirds fell just short of the Manhattan Indians by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Firebirds of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2024.
Lawrence Free State actually scored more points across those three sets (65-64), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 14-25, 25-20.
Their offense was headlined by Ella Roberts and Anniston Clark, who picked up seven kills apiece. They got some help from Tesssa Nover-Estes and her 18 assists. Annika Lintecum controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Lawrence Free State's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Manhattan, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Lawrence Free State wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Blue Valley Northwest on the 4th. After both having extra time off, Manhattan and Seaman will shake off the rust and duke it out on Thursday.
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