The Mellen Granite Diggers were victorious over the host Mercer Tigers basketball squad by a final score of 56-44 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Granite Diggers face the Solon Springs Eagles (Solon Springs, WI) in a Northern Lights outing, on Friday, January 17. Mellen will attempt to upgrade on its 7-4 season record. The Eagles enter the outing with a 8-1 record after their 69-21 league win over Lac Courte Oreilles (Hayward, WI).

The Tigers (2-8) will now prepare for their outing against Bayfield (Bayfield, WI). The Trollers enter the Northern Lights outing with a 1-11 record. In their last outing, Bayfield was dropped by Butternut (Butternut, WI), 52-29, in a league outing.