In Saturday's non-league outing, the Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN) basketball squad edged the visiting Mayo Spartans (Rochester, MN), by a count of 56-54.

The Scarlets (7-12) will now prepare for their outing against Faribault (Faribault, MN). The Falcons enter the non-league match with a 5-13 record. In their last match, Faribault was nipped by John Marshall (Rochester, MN), 42-31, in a non-league match.

With the defeat, Mayo moves to 16-3 on the year. The Spartans host Mankato East (Mankato, MN) to meet the Cougars in a non-league match on Tuesday, February 7. The Cougars enter the match with a record of 11-7. Mankato East won 74-61 in their recent non-league match against Winona (Winona, MN)