In Thursday's non-league outing, the Mayo Spartans (Rochester, MN) basketball squad felled the host Winona Winhawks (Winona, MN), by a margin of 56-40.

The Spartans (4-7) will now prepare for their outing against Albert Lea (Albert Lea, MN). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 1-12 record. In their last outing, Albert Lea was beaten by Chatfield (Chatfield, MN), 76-58, in a league outing.

The Winhawks now own a 3-12 record. They play next when they travel to Northfield for a AAA Section 1 outing on Saturday, January 20. Winona will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 91-87 non-league loss to Owatonna (Owatonna, MN). The Raiders record now stands at 7-7.