The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN) and the visiting Winona Winhawks (Winona, MN), observed Mankato West's basketball team overwhelm Winona by a score of 60-36.

The Scarlets (4-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Austin (Austin, MN). The Packers come into the non-league challenge with a 7-0 record. In their last challenge, Austin trounced Mankato West (Mankato, MN), 62-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Winhawks encounter the Kasson-Mantorville Komets (Kasson, MN) in a AAA Section 1 challenge, on Friday, December 27. Winona will attempt to improve on its 0-7 season record. The Komets come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 57-27 non-league win over Pine Island (Pine Island, MN).