It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Washburn Rural can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Manhattan Indians on Friday. The Blues were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Indians apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Washburn Rural was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23.
Leading Manhattan to victory were Janie Hilgers and Dakotah Garcia. Hilgers had 11 digs and two aces, while Garcia had five digs.
Washburn Rural's loss dropped their record down to 31-7-1. As for Manhattan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-16 record this season.
Washburn Rural wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Blue Valley West on the 1st. As for Manhattan, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against North on the 1st.
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