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 fourth time they've come up short against the Blues this season, with their most recent loss being a 2-1 defeat last Saturday.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Washburn Rural scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21.
Bailey Busch paced Manhattan's offense, picking up 12 kills. Busch got some help from Keeli Tepe and her 18 assists.
Manhattan's loss ended a five-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-8. As for Washburn Rural, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5-2 record this season.
Manhattan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Olathe East on the 11th. As for Washburn Rural, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 0-0 tie against Derby on the 11th.
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