The Mankato East Cougars basketball squad (Mankato, MN), was nudged 58-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Century Panthers (Rochester, MN)

With the victory, Century advances its record to 5-17 on the year. The Panthers host Northfield (Northfield, MN) to meet the Raiders in a AAA Section 1 battle on Friday, January 31. The Raiders enter the battle with a record of 11-7. Northfield lost 62-48 in their recent league battle against Mayo (Rochester, MN)

The Cougars now own a 1-15 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Peter for a AAA Section 2 battle on Thursday, January 30. Mankato East will meet a Saints squad coming off a 73-47 league loss to New Ulm (New Ulm, MN). The Saints record now stands at 9-8.