The Mayo Spartans bounced the visiting Mankato East Cougars basketball squad by a final score of 78-43 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Spartans clash with the Century Panthers (Rochester, MN) in a AAAA Section 1 outing, on Friday, January 10. Mayo will attempt to upgrade on its 9-4 season record. The Panthers come into the outing with a 2-12 record after their 59-43 league loss to New Prague (New Prague, MN).

The Cougars (1-11) will now prepare for their outing against Mankato West (Mankato, MN). The Scarlets come into the AAA Section 2 outing with a 5-10 record. In their last outing, Mankato West routed Hutchinson (Hutchinson, MN), 77-63, in a league outing.