Mankato East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 55-38 to the New Ulm Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Eagles are ranked 48th).
Mankato East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for New Ulm, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.
Mankato East will take on Austin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for New Ulm, they will head out on the road to challenge Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Ulm knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Marshall likes a good challenge.
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