The Mankato East Cougars basketball squad (Mankato, MN), was crushed 57-20 in Friday's non-league battle with the host John Marshall Rockets (Rochester, MN)

With the victory, John Marshall advances its record to 7-2 on the year. The Rockets travel to New Ulm (New Ulm, MN) to meet the Eagles in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 3-5.

The Cougars now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Century for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. Mankato East will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 51-33 league loss to Northfield (Northfield, MN). The Panthers record now stands at 1-5.