The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mayo Spartans (Rochester, MN) and the host Austin Packers (Austin, MN), observed Mayo's basketball team overwhelm Austin by a score of 75-46.

The Spartans (19-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Winona (Winona, MN). The Winhawks come into the non-league challenge with a 0-21 record. In their last challenge, Winona was routed by Faribault (Faribault, MN), 69-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Packers encounter the Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Austin will attempt to improve on its 19-5 season record. The Scarlets come into the challenge with a 8-15 record after their 64-35 non-league loss to Red Wing (Red Wing, MN).