Manistique is 2-8 against Ishpeming since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Manistique Emeralds will be staying on the road to face off against the Ishpeming Hematites at 7:15 p.m. on February 20th. Manistique will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Ishpeming is ranked 13th).
Last Thursday, Manistique came up short against Stephenson and fell 51-40.
Meanwhile, Ishpeming strolled past Escanaba with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 61-46. The win made it back-to-back wins for Ishpeming.
Manistique's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Ishpeming, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Manistique was dealt a bruising 61-24 defeat at the hands of Ishpeming in their previous matchup back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manistique was down 38-14.
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