Preview: Escanaba Eskymos vs. Sault Area Blue Devils
The Escanaba Eskymos will be playing at home against the Sault Area Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Escanaba slipped by Menominee 58-57.
Keira Maki was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Escanaba's points. Another player making a difference was Grayson Lamarche, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Sault Area came tearing into Monday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down St.Ignace 65-47.
Escanaba's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Sault Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Escanaba couldn't quite finish off Sault Area when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 47-44. Will Escanaba have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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