The Mankato East Cougars ran past the host John Marshall Rockets basketball team by a final score of 69-50 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN) in a AAA Section 2 game, on Tuesday, January 10. Mankato East will attempt to move on its 5-3 season record. The Scarlets enter the game with a 5-4 record after their 64-56 non-league win over John Marshall (Rochester, MN).

With the defeat, John Marshall moves to 3-3 on the year. The Rockets travel to Mankato West (Mankato, MN) to face the Scarlets in a non-league game on Saturday, January 7. The Scarlets enter the game with a record of 4-4. Mankato West lost 77-73 in their recent non-league game against Albert Lea (Albert Lea, MN)