Basketball Recap: Negaunee Beats Ishpeming for Their 11th Straight Win

Miners

Previous Games

01/10/25 @ Ishpeming	55-30
01/07/25 @ West Iron County	47-28
01/03/25 vs Iron Mountain	50-29
12/28/24 vs Ludington	50-41
12/27/24 vs Ewen-Trout Creek	47-30
+ 6 more games

Negaunee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Ishpeming Hematites with a sharp 55-30 victory. The Miners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Negaunee's win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Ishpeming, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.

Negaunee and Ishpeming should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. Negaunee (ranked 12th) will meet Gwinn (ranked 485th) at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Ishpeming will challenge West Iron County at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday up 270 places (92 vs. 362).