Wright Red Devils (Ironwood, MI) backers went home thrilled Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad wallop the host Watersmeet Nimrods (Watersmeet, MI), 76-48 in a league outing.

Next, the Red Devils face the Ontonagon Gladiators (Ontonagon, MI) in a Copper Mountain - Porcupine outing, on Tuesday, February 17. Wright will attempt to upgrade on its 10-8 season record. The Gladiators enter the outing with a 8-11 record after their 49-40 league win over Ewen-Trout Creek (Ewen, MI).

The Nimrods (1-16) will now prepare for their outing against Mellen (Mellen, WI). The Granite Diggers enter the non-league outing with a 16-4 record. In their last outing, Mellen triumphed over Solon Springs (Solon Springs, WI), 76-49, in a league game.