Mankato West came up into this matchup off a tough 25-point defeat last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Mayo Spartans by a score of 81-78 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (60), the Scarlets still had to take the loss.
Mankato West has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Mayo, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mankato West has already played their next game (against Red Wing), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mayo will challenge Austin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mayo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Austin likes a good challenge.
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