Ishpeming has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 44-30 fall against the Negaunee Miners on Friday. 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 107th, while the Miners are ranked 15th).
Ishpeming's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Negaunee, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 17-0.
Coming up, Ishpeming will venture away from home to challenge Baraga at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Baraga will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Ishpeming surely won't give up without a fight. As for Negaunee, they will host Gwinn at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Negaunee is facing Gwinn at the right time seeing as Gwinn is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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