Basketball Game Preview: Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears vs. Mackinac Island Lakers

Maplewood Baptist Academy has gone 10-0 against Mackinac Island recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears will host the Mackinac Island Lakers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Back in December of 2024, Maplewood Baptist Academy might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Rudyard an easy 70-48 victory. While losing is never fun, the Black Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 216th).

Meanwhile, Mackinac Island took a blow against Big Bay de Noc on Saturday, falling 60-27. The Lakers haven't had much luck with the Black Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Maplewood Baptist Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Mackinac Island, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.

Everything came up roses for Maplewood Baptist Academy against Mackinac Island in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured an 80-40 win. Will Maplewood Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Mackinac Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.