The Westwood Patriots (Ishpeming, MI) basketball crushed the visiting Escanaba Eskymos (Escanaba, MI), 69-29 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 10-3 record. They play next when they travel to Negaunee for a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. Westwood will play a Miners team coming off a 60-57 league win over Ishpeming (Ishpeming, MI). The Miners record now stands at 8-3.

With the loss, Escanaba falls to 7-8 on the campaign. The Eskymos host Marquette (Marquette, MI) to play the Redmen in a Great Northern U.P. contest on Tuesday, January 21. The Redmen go into the contest with a record of 8-2.