After a string of three wins, the Kingsford Flivvers's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a hard 49-34 fall against Escanaba. Kingsford has struggled against Escanaba recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Keira Maki continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Escanaba, almost dropping a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Maki has scored at least a third of Escanaba's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Maki, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Kingsford's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Escanaba, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Kingsford will stay at home for another game and welcome Menominee at 6:30 p.m. on February 12th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Michigan (Menominee is ranked 239th, while Kingsford is ranked 223rd). As for Escanaba, they will head out on the road to challenge Calumet at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Escanaba is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
