The Ishpeming Hematites basketball team (Ishpeming, MI), dropped 66-50 in Friday's league battle with the host Iron Mountain Mountaineers (Iron Mountain, MI)

The Mountaineers now possess a 12-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Menominee for a non-league battle on Monday, February 6. Iron Mountain will confront a Maroons team coming off a 89-83 league loss to Marquette (Marquette, MI). The Maroons record now stands at 6-7.

The Hematites (7-7) will now prepare for their battle against Westwood (Ishpeming, MI). The Patriots come into the non-league battle with a 8-7 record. In their last battle, Westwood dropped by Manistique (Manistique, MI), 52-47, in a non-league battle.