The Butternut Midgets basketball team (Butternut, WI), dropped 64-45 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Mercer Tigers (Mercer, WI)

The Tigers now possess a 2-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Drummond for a Northern Lights battle on Friday, February 2. Mercer will confront a Lumberjacks team coming off a 57-42 non-league loss to Athens (Athens, WI). The Lumberjacks record now stands at 14-4.

The Midgets (0-16) will now prepare for their battle against Solon Springs (Solon Springs, WI). The Eagles come into the Northern Lights battle with a 15-2 record. In their last battle, Solon Springs beat Washburn (Washburn, WI), 94-64, in a league battle.