The Mankato East Cougars basketball team (Mankato, MN), was nudged 79-77 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Owatonna Huskies (Owatonna, MN)

The Huskies now possess a 8-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Red Wing for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 25. Owatonna will confront a Wingers team coming off a 71-63 non-league win over John Marshall (Rochester, MN). The Wingers record now stands at 7-4.

The Cougars (7-5) will now prepare for their battle against Century (Rochester, MN). The Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 7-6 record. In their last battle, Century was nudged by Mankato West (Mankato, MN), 68-52, in a non-league battle.