After a string of five wins, Manhattan's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Emporia Spartans by a score of 2-1. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-20 in the first period.
Manhattan actually scored more points across those three sets (68-66), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Janie Hilgers and Dakotah Garcia certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hilgers had nine digs, while Garcia had seven digs.
Emporia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sadie L. Rethman led the charge by getting ten digs, eight kills, and a block.
Manhattan's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13. As for Emporia, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-7.
Manhattan has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Hayden on the 5th. As for Emporia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Topeka on the 5th.
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