The Mercer Tigers basketball team (Mercer, WI), was overwhelmed 72-25 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Washburn Castle Guards (Washburn, WI)

The Castle Guards now possess a 13-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Solon Springs for a Northern Lights battle on Tuesday, January 30. Washburn will confront a Eagles team coming off a 80-33 league win over South Shore (Port Wing, WI). The Eagles record now stands at 14-2.

The Tigers (1-11) will now prepare for their battle against Wakefield (Wakefield, MI). The Cardinals come into the non-league battle with a 6-4 record. In their last battle, Wakefield trounced Republic-Michigamme (Republic, MI), 59-42, in a non-league battle.