The John Marshall Rockets basketball squad (Rochester, MN), was outscored 65-57 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Kasson-Mantorville Komets (Kasson, MN)

With the victory, Kasson-Mantorville advances its record to 8-4 on the year. The Komets travel to Byron (Byron, MN) to meet the Bears in a AAA Section 1 battle on Thursday, January 2. The Bears enter the battle with a record of 12-1. Byron won 61-26 in their recent non-league battle against Kennedy (Bloomington, MN)

The Rockets now own a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northfield for a AAA Section 1 battle on Thursday, January 2. John Marshall will meet a Raiders squad coming off a 51-50 league loss to Red Wing (Red Wing, MN). The Raiders record now stands at 5-4.