Basketball Game Preview: Menominee Maroons vs. Calumet Copper Kings

The Menominee Maroons will be taking part in a tournament against the Calumet Copper Kings at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Menominee comes in on four and Calumet on ten.

Menominee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Iron Mountain 59-44 on Friday.

Meanwhile, Calumet earned a 51-43 victory over Ishpeming on Friday.

Calumet pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points over those games. As for Menominee, their victory bumped their record up to 10-14.

Menominee lost to Calumet on the road by a decisive 57-41 margin in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can Menominee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.