The Escanaba Eskymos basketball team (Escanaba, MI), was overwhelmed 74-37 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Iron Mountain Mountaineers (Iron Mountain, MI)

The Mountaineers now possess a 9-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Gwinn for a Mid-Peninsula battle on Friday, January 12. Iron Mountain will confront a Modeltowners team coming off a 62-38 non-league loss to Houghton (Houghton, MI). The Modeltowners record now stands at 1-7.

The Eskymos (6-5) will now prepare for their battle against Westwood (Ishpeming, MI). The Patriots come into the non-league battle with a 6-6 record.