The Manhattan Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Washburn Rural Blues at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Manhattan is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since December 10, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Emporia by a score of 37-35. The match marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washburn Rural). They breezed by Topeka to the tune of 79-41 on Friday. The Blues have beaten the Trojans the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Manhattan better keep an eye on Simon Rowley. He was instrumental in Washburn Rural's win, going 10 for 14 on his way to 21 points. Rowley continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaden Ballard, who posted 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Washburn Rural pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.8% in those games and 27.2% outside of them. As for Manhattan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Manhattan couldn't quite finish off Washburn Rural when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 48-46. Can Manhattan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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