Manhattan faced Great Bend in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Indians lost 16-7 to the Panthers. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by exactly nine runs.
Manhattan's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Great Bend, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Manhattan has already played their next game (against Emporia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Great Bend, they will square off against Garden City at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Buffaloes have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.25 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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