Troubles with hitbox system that hits multiple players and each only once

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#1

I’m trying to make an hitbox system that can hit multiple players and each only once. This exact script actually works on my other hitboxes so it might be a problem with something else. However, I’ve tested it and am confused. When someone is hit the output prints “False” multiple times. This means it cannot find the value of the humanoid in the “AlreadyHit” table and keeps damaging repeatedly. I also printed the table’s values after the table.insert line and the humanoid was found. I don’t know how the Humanoid is in the table but isn’t found by the searching script.

local AlreadyHit = {}

local function foundInList(Humanoid)
	for _,target in ipairs(AlreadyHit) do
		if target == Humanoid then
			print("True")
			return true
		end
	end
	print("False")
	return false
end

NewHitBox.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
			if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")then
				if hit.Parent ~= Character then
					local Humanoid = hit.Parent.Humanoid
					if Humanoid then
						if not foundInList(Humanoid) then
							table.insert(AlreadyHit, Humanoid)	
							hit.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(10)
							wait(1)
							for i = 1, #AlreadyHit do
								if AlreadyHit[i] == Humanoid then
									table.remove(AlreadyHit, i)
								end
							end
						end
					end
				end
			end
		end)
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#2

turns out I left the line “local AlreadyHit = {}” above the touched event which cleared the table.

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