The Ishpeming Hematites (Ishpeming, MI) basketball toppled the host Hancock Bulldogs (Hancock, MI), 40-32 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Hematites now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Gwinn for a Mid-Peninsula bout on Tuesday, January 7.

With the loss, Hancock falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Dollar Bay (Dollar Bay, MI) to play the Bays in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Bays go into the bout with a record of 1-4. Dollar Bay lost 52-38 in their recent league bout against Jeffers (Painesdale, MI)