In Tuesday's league outing, the Merrill Bluejays (Merrill, WI) basketball squad beat the visiting Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Red Raiders (Wisconsin Rapids, WI), by a count of 67-58.

The Bluejays (5-5) will now prepare for their outing against D.C. Everest (Schofield, WI). The Evergreens go into the Wisconsin Valley outing with a 9-3 record. In their last outing, D.C. Everest defeated Chippewa Falls (Chippewa Falls, WI), 73-68, in a non-league outing.

The Red Raiders now hold a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Stevens Point for a Wisconsin Valley outing on Friday, January 13. Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 59-42 league loss to Marshfield (Marshfield, WI). The Panthers record now stands at 4-7.