Gwinn hasn't had much luck against Negaunee recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Gwinn Modeltowners are taking a road trip to challenge the Negaunee Miners at 7:15 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 80-50, which was the final score in Gwinn's tilt against Houghton on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Modeltowners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Gremlins are ranked 138th).
Meanwhile, Negaunee entered their tilt with Calumet on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 48-19 blowout they got against the Copper Kings. The Miners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Gwinn's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-5. As for Negaunee, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Gwinn came out on top in a nail-biter against Negaunee when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 49-46. Does Gwinn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Negaunee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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