The Winona Winhawks (Winona, MN) basketball nipped the visiting Mayo Spartans (Rochester, MN), 59-57 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Winhawks (17-7) will now prepare for their test against Mankato West (Mankato, MN). The Scarlets go into the non-league test with a 10-13 record. In their last test, Mankato West was tipped by Austin (Austin, MN), 66-47, in a non-league test.

The Spartans now own a 18-5 record. They play next when they host Mankato East for a non-league test on Friday, February 16. Mayo will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 76-39 non-league win over Faribault (Faribault, MN). The Cougars record now stands at 16-7.