The Menominee Maroons will face off against the Iron Mountain Mountaineers at 6:15 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Menominee came up short against Marquette and fell 52-43. The Maroons haven't had much luck with the Redmen recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Iron Mountain came tearing into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Hematites as they made off with a 68-45 victory. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Hematites are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Iron Mountain's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Menominee, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Menominee skirted past Iron Mountain 51-49 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Does Menominee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Iron Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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