After flying high against New Ulm last Wednesday, Mankato West came back down to earth. The Mankato West Scarlets came up short against the Mankato East Cougars on Saturday, falling 77-54. While losing is never fun, the Scarlets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Cougars are ranked fourth).
Mankato West's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Mankato East, the win was the 27th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-1.
Mankato West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mankato East, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Mankato East Cougars duke it out with Marshall Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. They know how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 29 matchups -- so hopefully Marshall like a good challenge.
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