The Hurley Northstars bounced the visiting Mercer Tigers basketball squad by a final score of 82-27 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Northstars clash with the Three Lakes Bluejays (Three Lakes, WI) in a non-league outing, on Friday, January 10. Hurley will attempt to upgrade on its 8-2 season record. The Bluejays enter the outing with a 3-6 record after their 62-52 league loss to Wabeno/Laona (Wabeno, WI).

The Tigers (1-5) will now prepare for their outing against Lac Courte Oreilles (Hayward, WI). The Eagles enter the Northern Lights outing with a 1-6 record. In their last outing, Lac Courte Oreilles was overwhelmed by Bayfield (Bayfield, WI), 86-50, in a league outing.