Basketball Recap: Friday's Loss Ends Ishpeming's Winning Streak
By Team Reports
Mar 1, 2025, 2:38am
Basketball Recap: Ishpeming Hematites vs. Westwood Patriots
| 02/28/25 vs Westwood | 52-71 |
| 02/26/25 vs Wright | 61-40 |
| 02/24/25 vs Jeffers | 68-48 |
| 02/20/25 @ Wright | 59-51 |
| 02/18/25 vs Calumet | 68-39 |
After a string of six wins, Ishpeming's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost to the Westwood Patriots at home by a 71-52 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hematites can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Patriots are ranked 90th).
Ishpeming's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Westwood, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-5.
Ishpeming does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westwood, they will take on Iron Mountain in a tournament on Tuesday. One thing working in Iron Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
