On Saturday, Hayden faced Washburn Rural in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hayden Wildcats fell 2-0 to the Washburn Rural Blues. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
While Hayden ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17.
Hayden's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-3. As for Washburn Rural, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Manhattan the next time they take the court. Hayden will head out to face Manhattan at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Washburn Rural will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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