Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs (Traverse City, MI) and the visiting Forest Area Warriors (Fife Lake, MI), saw Grand Traverse Academy's basketball squad hold off Forest Area by a count of 42-36.

With the victory, Grand Traverse Academy upgrades its record to 2-3 on the campaign. The Mustangs host St. Mary (Lake Leelanau, MI) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 8-1. St. Mary won 58-27 in their recent non-league challenge against Kalkaska (Kalkaska, MI)

Next up, the Warriors play the Central Lake Trojans (Central Lake, MI) in a Ski-Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Forest Area will attempt to upgrade on its 0-6 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 30-17 league loss to Bellaire (Bellaire, MI).