The Mellen Granite Diggers were victorious over the host Drummond Lumberjacks basketball squad by a final score of 47-37 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Granite Diggers face the Hurley Northstars (Hurley, WI) in a Northern Lights outing, on Friday, December 20. Mellen will attempt to upgrade on its 3-1 season record. The Northstars enter the outing with a 4-2 record after their 45-23 league win over Lac Courte Oreilles (Hayward, WI).

The Lumberjacks (3-4) will now prepare for their outing against Mercer (Mercer, WI). The Tigers enter the Northern Lights outing with a 1-6 record. In their last outing, Mercer was dropped by Butternut (Butternut, WI), 41-22, in a league outing.