The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mayo Spartans (Rochester, MN) and the host Austin Packers (Austin, MN), observed Mayo's basketball team overwhelm Austin by a score of 68-43.

The Spartans (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Eagan (Eagan, MN). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 7-1 record. In their last challenge, Eagan trounced Apple Valley (Apple Valley, MN), 80-76, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Packers encounter the Kasson-Mantorville Komets (Kasson, MN) in a AAA Section 1 challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Austin will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Komets come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 90-45 league loss to Byron (Byron, MN).