The Mankato West Scarlets basketball squad (Mankato, MN), was crushed 83-60 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Marshall Tigers (Marshall, MN)

With the victory, Marshall advances its record to 15-1 on the year. The Tigers host New Ulm (New Ulm, MN) to meet the Eagles in a AAA Section 2 battle on Thursday, January 16. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 10-6. New Ulm won 55-38 in their recent league battle against Mankato East (Mankato, MN)

The Scarlets now own a 6-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to John Marshall for a non-league battle on Friday, January 17. Mankato West will meet a Rockets squad coming off a 84-70 league loss to Mayo (Rochester, MN). The Rockets record now stands at 10-9.