In Tuesday's league outing, the Mercer Tigers (Mercer, WI) basketball squad edged the visiting Lac Courte Oreilles Eagles (Hayward, WI), by a margin of 43-37.

The Tigers (2-5) will now prepare for their outing against Mellen (Mellen, WI). The Granite Diggers go into the Indianhead outing with a 5-2 record.

The Eagles now own a 0-8 record. They play next when they travel to Flambeau for a non-league outing on Thursday, January 12. Lac Courte Oreilles will clash with a Falcons squad coming off a 46-28 league win over Bruce (Bruce, WI). The Falcons record now stands at 2-6.