Manhattan is 4-0 against Gardner-Edgerton since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Manhattan Indians will look to defend their home court against the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers at 5:00 p.m. Manhattan is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Manhattan is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Emporia just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 2-1. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-20 in the first period.
Manhattan actually scored more points across those three sets (68-66), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Gardner-Edgerton suffered their biggest defeat since September 17th on Thursday. They came up short against Olathe West, falling 3-0.
While Gardner-Edgerton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Olathe West's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-18.
Manhattan's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Gardner-Edgerton, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9-2.
Manhattan beat Gardner-Edgerton 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Manhattan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gardner-Edgerton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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