Having just played yesterday, the Escanaba Eskymos will head out on the road to face off against the Calumet Copper Kings at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Escanaba is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Thursday, Escanaba strolled past West Iron County with points to spare, taking the game 52-33. The Eskymos pushed the score to 43-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wykons cut but never quite recovered from.
| 01/23/25 vs West Iron County | 19 |
| 01/17/25 @ Bark River-Harris | 15 |
| 01/13/25 vs Menominee | 24 |
| 01/09/25 @ Kingsford | 18 |
Grayson Lamarche continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 for 11 on her way to 19 points along with three steals and three blocks. Her evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Katey Lamb, who posted 12 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Calumet waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Gladiators 48-31. Given the Copper Kings' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Gladiators are ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Escanaba's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. As for Calumet, they are also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Escanaba won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, slipping by Calumet 50-49. Does Escanaba have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calumet turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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