Basketball Game Preview: Baldwin Panthers vs. Bear Lake Lakers

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	56-54 W
02/15/24 - Home	70-36 W
01/10/24 - Away	61-35 W
02/24/23 - Away	52-28 W
01/25/23 - Home	58-32 W
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Baldwin has gone 9-1 against Bear Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Baldwin Panthers will challenge the Bear Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Baldwin against Holton as the team secured a 68-21 win.

Meanwhile, Bear Lake entered their tilt with Mason County Eastern on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They breezed past the Cardinals to the tune of 71-33.

Baldwin better focus on containing Myles Harless and Grady Harless as the pair were huge in Bear Lake's win. Myles posted 27 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Grady put up 17 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Those 27 points gave Myles a new career-high. Easton Nowak was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.

Bear Lake's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points over those games. As for Baldwin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.

Baldwin came out on top in a nail-biter against Bear Lake in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 56-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Baldwin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.