The Ishpeming Hematites just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Menominee Maroons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ishpeming is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Manistique to the tune of 91-52 on Friday. The Hematites haven't had any issues with the Emeralds recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Menominee took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 90-52 victory over Green Bay West. The Maroons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 23 points or more this season.
Menominee's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Ishpeming, the victory was their first at home, bumping their record up to 4-2.
Ishpeming didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Menominee in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, but they still walked away with a 75-70 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hematites since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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