Ishpeming suffered their biggest defeat since December 16, 2024 on Friday. They lost 68-45 to the Iron Mountain Mountaineers. 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 298th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 48th).
Ishpeming now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Iron Mountain, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Ishpeming will face off against Westwood at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Iron Mountain, they will challenge Menominee at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Menominee is on a three-game streak of home wins, Iron Mountain a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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