Calumet is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Escanaba is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Calumet Copper Kings will take on the Escanaba Eskymos at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Calumet scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They breezed by Chassell at home to the tune of 56-21. Perhaps unsurprisinly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Escanaba strolled past Kingsford with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 49-34.
Keira Maki continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Escanaba's points. Another player making a difference was Morgan Maki, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Calumet has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Escanaba, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Calumet suffered a grim 68-42 defeat to Escanaba in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Calumet have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
