The Faribault Falcons (Faribault, MN) basketball crushed the visiting Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN), 78-57 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Falcons now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Byron for a AAA Section 1 bout on Friday, December 6. Faribault will play a Bears team coming off a 76-62 league win over Austin (Austin, MN). The Bears record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Mankato West moves to 0-1 on the season. The Scarlets host Owatonna (Owatonna, MN) to clash with the Huskies in a non-league outing on Thursday, December 5. The Huskies come into the outing with a record of 0-1. Owatonna lost 74-66 in their recent non-league outing against Waconia (Waconia, MN)