Basketball Recap: Mankato East Extends Home Winning Streak to 15

Mankato East entered their tilt with Mayo on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mayo Spartans 73-46. The 73-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Cougars

Previous Games (Home)

01/09/25 vs Mayo	73-46
01/04/25 vs Delano	84-37
01/02/25 vs Owatonna	75-37
12/28/24 vs Alexandria	81-76
12/27/24 vs Park Center	77-58
+ 10 more games

Mankato East's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Mayo, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when Mankato East and Mankato West meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Mayo, they will face off against Century at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Century's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups.