The Escanaba Eskymos will venture away from home to take on the Kingsford Flivvers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Escanaba lost 57-31 to Menominee on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Eskymos in their matchups with the Maroons: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Kingsford suffered their closest defeat since January 4, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Norway by a score of 60-57. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Flivvers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Knights are ranked 190th).
Escanaba now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Kingsford, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Escanaba suffered a grim 73-47 defeat to Kingsford when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Escanaba avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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