In Thursday's non-league outing, the Mellen Granite Diggers (Mellen, WI) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Birchwood Bobcats (Birchwood, WI), by a count of 66-33.

The Granite Diggers (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Bayfield (Bayfield, WI). The Trollers go into the Northern Lights outing with a 0-4 record.

The Bobcats now hold a 0-9 record. They play next when they travel to Bruce for a Lakeland - East outing on Friday, January 5. Birchwood will clash with a Red Raiders squad coming off a 44-35 non-league loss to Glenwood City (Glenwood City, WI). The Red Raiders record now stands at 1-9.