Breakthrough Charter hosts Pickens Academy on Jan. 6 in Marion — JV nonleague preview

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Breakthrough Charter will welcome Pickens Academy for a nonleague junior varsity game on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Tip is set for 4:30 p.m. Central at Breakthrough Charter in Marion, Ala. — find the full game page on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5902699-pickens-academy-vs-breakthrough-charter

Game details

• Home: Breakthrough Charter — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/582053-breakthrough-charter-jv

• Away: Pickens Academy Pirates — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/205656-pickens-academy-pirates-jv

• Date/time: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. Central

• Location: Breakthrough Charter (Marion, Ala.)

Last meeting and storyline

The teams last met Jan. 7, 2025, with Breakthrough Charter posting a 37-20 victory over Pickens Academy at Breakthrough (game recap and box score on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5187115-breakthrough-charter-vs-pickens-academy). Expect Breakthrough to try to build on that result; Pickens will be looking for a bounce-back performance.

Streaming and ticketing

• Pickens Academy has an NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pickens-academy-carrollton-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive — check there for live streaming.

• No ticketing links were provided on the ScorebookLive game page; check the host school for attendance details.

Follow, pick and engage

On ScorebookLive, Breakthrough currently has 1 fan and Pickens has 0; neither team has any picks recorded yet. Those numbers can change — follow the teams you care about to increase fan counts and make picks for fun on the game page (picks are for engagement and not tied to any win projections).

What’s next

• If you’re keeping an eye on each team’s schedule after this matchup: Breakthrough hosts Ellwood Christian on Jan. 15 (https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5902705-ellwood-christian-vs-breakthrough-charter), and Pickens Academy hosts Pickens County on Jan. 12 (https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/6052785-pickens-county-vs-pickens-academy).

Stay with ScorebookLive for updates to the game page (https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5902699-pickens-academy-vs-breakthrough-charter) as start times, streaming availability and fan picks may change.