The John Marshall Rockets routed the visiting Albert Lea Tigers basketball team by a final score of 80-55 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Rockets face the Owatonna Huskies (Owatonna, MN) in a AAAA Section 1 game, on Tuesday, January 9. John Marshall will attempt to move on its 3-5 season record. The Huskies enter the game with a 6-3 record after their 78-45 non-league loss to Mankato East (Mankato, MN).

With the defeat, Albert Lea moves to 1-8 on the year. The Tigers travel to Northfield (Northfield, MN) to face the Raiders in a non-league game on Monday, January 8. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 5-5. Northfield won 71-55 in their recent league game against Red Wing (Red Wing, MN)