The Iron Mountain Mountaineers will take on the Westwood Patriots in a tournament on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Iron Mountain comes in on five and Westwood on nine.
Iron Mountain picked up another tournament win on Friday. They took down Menominee 56-38. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Maroons are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westwood didn't have too much trouble with Ishpeming on Friday as they won 71-52.
Westwood's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points over those games. As for Iron Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
Everything went Iron Mountain's way against Westwood in their previous matchup back in January, as Iron Mountain made off with a 58-32 win. Does Iron Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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