After flying high against Owatonna last Friday, Mankato West came back down to earth. The Mankato West Scarlets came up short against the Faribault Falcons on Tuesday, falling 85-60. 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 255th, while the Falcons are ranked 54th).
Mankato West dropped their record down to 4-14 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Faribault, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mankato West will take on Mayo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mankato West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Mayo likes a good challenge. As for Faribault, they will head out on the road to challenge Red Wing at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Red Wing's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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