The Ishpeming Hematites will square off against the St. Ignace Saints at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ishpeming has given up an average of 29 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Ishpeming is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost 44-24 to Norway last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hematites can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Knights are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, St. Ignace took their contest last Friday with ease, bagging a 46-6 win over Rudyard. Considering the Saints have won four matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Ignace and bumps their season record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 14 points in those games. As for Ishpeming, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Ishpeming didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Ignace in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. Do the Hematites have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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