Washburn Rural won the last time they faced Manhattan, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Washburn Rural Blues had just enough and edged the Manhattan Indians out 2-1.
Washburn Rural had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-13, 25-23.
When it comes to explaining why Manhattan lost, don't look at Janie Hilgers. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs and two aces.
Washburn Rural pushed their record up to 15-2-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Manhattan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-14-1.
Washburn Rural has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Topeka on the 5th. As for Manhattan, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Junction City on the 5th.
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