The North Woods grizzlies were victorious over the host Kelley Mariners basketball squad by a final score of 63-51 in Monday's league outing.

Next, the grizzlies face the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers (Mountain Iron, MN) in a A Section 7 outing, on Thursday, January 9. North Woods will attempt to upgrade on its 3-10 season record. The Rangers enter the outing with a 9-2 record after their 93-20 league win over International Falls (International Falls, MN).

The Mariners (0-10) will now prepare for their outing against McGregor (McGregor, MN). The Mercuries enter the A Section 7 outing with a 7-4 record. In their last outing, McGregor ran past Cook County (Grand Marais, MN), 38-34, in a league outing.