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| 09/25/25 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 09/02/25 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 10/05/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 09/26/24 - Home | 1-2 L |
| 09/03/24 - Home | 0-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Manhattan faced Hayden in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Indians skirted past the Wildcats 2-1. This was a revenge game for the Indians: when they faced off against the Wildcats on September 2nd, they had to take a 2-1 loss.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (70-67) Manhattan actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 17-25, 25-23.
Bailey Busch paced Manhattan's offense, picking up 19 kills. Busch got some help from Keeli Tepe and her 34 assists. Busch was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
When it comes to explaining why Hayden lost, don't look at Ella Foster. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs and one assist. With that strong performance, Foster is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
The win made it two in a row for Manhattan and bumps their season record up to 10-4. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 11-8 Emporia (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75.6% over those games). As for Hayden, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 14-1.
Manhattan has already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against St. James Academy on the 27th. As for Hayden, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Emporia on the 25th.
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