Escanaba has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 71-30 loss at the hands of the Marquette Redmen. While losing is never fun, the Eskymos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Redmen are ranked 47th).
Escanaba's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Marquette, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Escanaba will challenge Iron Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Marquette, they will face off against Menominee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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