The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the New Ulm Eagles (New Ulm, MN) and the visiting Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN), observed New Ulm's basketball team edge Mankato West by a score of 63-60.

The Eagles (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Waseca (Waseca, MN). The Bluejays come into the non-league challenge with a 5-0 record. In their last challenge, Waseca edged Belle Plaine (Belle Plaine, MN), 85-56, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Scarlets encounter the Mayo Spartans (Rochester, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Mankato West will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 77-72 non-league loss to Northfield (Northfield, MN).