The Austin Packers (Austin, MN) basketball toppled the host Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN), 79-71 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Packers now possess a 2-4 record. They play next when they travel to Mankato West for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. Austin will play a Scarlets team coming off a 79-71 non-league loss to Austin (Austin, MN). The Scarlets record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Mankato West falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Scarlets travel to Winona (Winona, MN) to play the Winhawks in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Winhawks go into the bout with a record of 0-6. Winona lost 75-36 in their recent non-league bout against Owatonna (Owatonna, MN)