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.
While Manhattan was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19.
Bailey Busch paced Manhattan's offense, picking up 12 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, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Manhattan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, 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 match, a 2-0 win against St. James Academy on the 27th.
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