Iron Mountain Mountaineers (Iron Mountain, MI) supporters left the game satisfied Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting Negaunee Miners (Negaunee, MI), 50-43 in a league match.

With the victory, Iron Mountain advances its record to 10-2 on the year. The Mountaineers travel to Westwood (Ishpeming, MI) to face the Patriots in a non-league match on Thursday, January 23. The Patriots enter the match with a record of 11-3. Westwood won 64-48 in their recent non-league match against Negaunee (Negaunee, MI)

The Miners now own a 8-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Manistique for a Mid-Peninsula match on Friday, January 24.