The Maize Eagles and the Manhattan Indians will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Maize is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Maize South, who was ranked fourth at the time (Maize was ranked sixth). The Eagles took a 53-37 bruising from the Mavericks on Friday. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Manhattan entered their game against Emporia on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Indians fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 73-70. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered since February 17, 2025.
Manhattan's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-4. As for Maize, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 12-4.
Everything went Maize's way against Manhattan in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, as Maize made off with a 62-40 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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