In Friday's non-league outing, the Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Winona Winhawks (Winona, MN), by a margin of 82-57.

The Scarlets (17-6) will now prepare for their outing against Mankato East (Mankato, MN). The Cougars go into the AAA Section 2 outing with a 21-1 record. In their last outing, Mankato East smashed Mayo (Rochester, MN), 83-63, in a non-league outing.

The Winhawks now own a 6-18 record. They play next when they travel to Red Wing for a AAA Section 1 outing on Tuesday, February 20. Winona will encounter a Wingers squad coming off a 75-65 league loss to Austin (Austin, MN). The Wingers record now stands at 7-16.