Mankato East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by the Marshall Tigers 64-35. 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 272nd, while the Tigers are ranked tenth).
Mankato East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-23. As for Marshall, their victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-1.
Mankato East wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 70-67 win against Mankato West on the 18th. As for Marshall, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. Marshall knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 22 contests -- so hopefully Jefferson likes a good challenge.
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