Negaunee has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Ishpeming has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Negaunee Miners will host the Ishpeming Hematites at 7:30 p.m. Negaunee will be strutting in after a win while Ishpeming will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Negaunee didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Calumet, but they still walked away with a 37-31 victory. Given the Miners' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Copper Kings are ranked 175th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Ishpeming's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gladstone.
Negaunee's win bumped their record up to 16-0. As for Ishpeming, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Negaunee took their victory against Ishpeming in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 55-30. Will Negaunee repeat their success, or does Ishpeming have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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