The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the John Marshall Rockets (Rochester, MN) and the host Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars (Zumbrota, MN), observed John Marshall's basketball team knock off Zumbrota-Mazeppa by a score of 61-47.

The Rockets (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Mankato West (Mankato, MN). The Scarlets come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Mankato West was knocked off by Byron (Byron, MN), 60-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Byron Bears (Byron, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 26. Zumbrota-Mazeppa will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 60-49 non-league win over Mankato West (Mankato, MN).