Manhattan faced Washburn Rural in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Indians took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blues. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blues this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on September 2nd.
Manhattan was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19.
Bailey Busch paced Manhattan's offense, picking up 11 kills. Busch got some help from Keeli Tepe and her 20 assists.
Manhattan's loss ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Washburn Rural, their win bumped their record up to 6-3-2.
Manhattan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Great Bend on the 27th. As for Washburn Rural, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 0-0 draw against St. James Academy on the 27th.
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