Manistique was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 68-30 loss at the hands of the Iron Mountain Mountaineers. While losing is never fun, the Emeralds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 594th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 74th).
Manistique's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Iron Mountain, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
When Manistique and Iron Mountain next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Manistique will try to stop Munising's five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Iron Mountain will square off against Negaunee and their eight-game winning streak at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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