Bear Lake hosts Grand Traverse Academy on Thursday; Lakers won the first meeting 65-24

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Bear Lake and Grand Traverse Academy meet Thursday, Feb. 5, with tip set for 7:30 p.m. ET in Bear Lake. The Bear Lake Lakers will host the Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs at the Bear Lake gym — catch the official game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/michigan/basketball/games/6073245-grand-traverse-academy-vs-bear-lake

Quick look

• Who: Bear Lake Lakers (home) vs. Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs (away)

• When: Thursday, Feb. 5 — 7:30 p.m. ET

• Where: Bear Lake, Mich.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/michigan/basketball/games/6073245-grand-traverse-academy-vs-bear-lake

• Team pages: Bear Lake — https://scorebooklive.com/michigan/basketball/teams/171414-bear-lake-lakers; Grand Traverse Academy — https://scorebooklive.com/michigan/basketball/teams/215173-grand-traverse-academy-mustangs

What to watch

The Lakers handled the Mustangs in the teams’ last meeting on Jan. 7, a 65-24 road victory for Bear Lake (game recap and box score available on the Jan. 7 game page). That result gives Bear Lake momentum returning home; Grand Traverse Academy will look to flip the script and tighten its defense after being held to 24 points in the earlier matchup.

Streaming and tickets

• NFHS Network streams are available for both programs: Bear Lake — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bear-lake-high-school-bear-lake-mi/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Grand Traverse Academy — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/grand-traverse-academy-traverse-city-mi/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Fan action (do this now)

Follow each team on SBLive to get updates and help grow their fan counts: Bear Lake — https://scorebooklive.com/michigan/basketball/teams/171414-bear-lake-lakers; Grand Traverse Academy — https://scorebooklive.com/michigan/basketball/teams/215173-grand-traverse-academy-mustangs. Make your pick on the game page for fun — picks are fan engagement only and not tied to any win projections. Note: follower counts, picks and any projections can change, so follow the teams you want to support and check the game page for updates.

Next up for both teams

• Bear Lake’s next scheduled game: at Benzie Central, Thursday, Feb. 12 (see team page for updates).

• Grand Traverse Academy’s next scheduled game: Pentwater at Grand Traverse Academy, Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Stay tuned to SBLive for scores, updates and postgame coverage.