Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Marquette Redmen (Marquette, MI) and the visiting Ishpeming Hematites (Ishpeming, MI), saw Marquette's basketball squad knock off Ishpeming by a count of 57-41.

With the victory, Marquette upgrades its record to 9-0 on the campaign. The Redmen travel to Escanaba (Escanaba, MI) to play the Eskymos in a Great Northern U.P. challenge on Friday, January 17. The Eskymos come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Escanaba won 61-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Westwood (Ishpeming, MI)

Next up, the Hematites play the Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Ishpeming will attempt to upgrade on its 4-2 season record.