The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN) and the visiting New Prague Trojans (New Prague, MN), observed Mankato West's ice hockey squad edge New Prague by a count of 4-3.

With the win, Mankato West moves its record to 7-5 on the year. The Scarlets travel to Mankato East (Mankato, MN) to confront the Cougars in a Big 9 game on Tuesday, February 4. The Cougars enter the game with a record of 8-7.

The Trojans now possess a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Chaska for a Missota game on Thursday, January 30. New Prague will confront a Hawks squad coming off a 5-3 non-league win over Hopkins (Minnetonka, MN). The Hawks record now stands at 2-13.