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| 02/16/24 - Home | 55-50 W |
| 02/05/24 - Away | 61-59 W |
| 03/01/23 - Neutral | 43-30 W |
| 02/17/23 - Away | 51-46 W |
| 01/13/23 - Home | 48-32 W |
| + 5 more games |
Washburn Rural is a perfect 10-0 against Manhattan since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Washburn Rural Blues will be playing at home against the Manhattan Indians. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Manhattan will be up against a hot Washburn Rural team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Washburn Rural's way against Topeka on Friday as Washburn Rural made off with a 65-44 victory. The Blues have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Manhattan hadn't done well against Emporia recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Manhattan breezed by Emporia to the tune of 62-29. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Spartans are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Washburn Rural pushed their record up to 9-3-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points over those games. As for Manhattan, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Washburn Rural didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Manhattan in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory. Does Washburn Rural have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manhattan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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