The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN) and the host Winona Winhawks (Winona, MN), observed Mankato West's basketball team overwhelm Winona by a score of 65-32.

The Scarlets (9-17) will now prepare for their challenge against Kasson-Mantorville (Kasson, MN). The Komets come into the non-league challenge with a 16-10 record. In their last challenge, Kasson-Mantorville trounced Pine Island (Pine Island, MN), 76-61, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Winhawks encounter the La Crosse Logan Rangers (La Crosse, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 17. Winona will attempt to improve on its 0-23 season record. The Rangers come into the challenge with a 4-17 record after their 58-21 league loss to Onalaska (Onalaska, WI).