Aliceville hosts Pickens Academy on Dec. 18 — 5 p.m. CST nonleague clash

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Aliceville and Pickens Academy meet in a nonleague boys basketball game Thursday, Dec. 18, with tip set for 5 p.m. CST at Aliceville High School. The Yellowjackets will be at home against the Pickens Academy Pirates in a matchup that pits two teams still building their early-season resumes.

Quick facts

• Game: Pickens Academy at Aliceville

• Date/time: Thursday, Dec. 18 — 5 p.m. CST (3 p.m. PST listed)

• Location: Aliceville, Ala.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5986745-pickens-academy-vs-aliceville

• Aliceville Yellowjackets (home): https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/159205-aliceville-yellowjackets-jv — fans: 3

• Pickens Academy Pirates (away): https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/205656-pickens-academy-pirates-jv — fans: 0

What to watch

The teams last met Dec. 11; see the previous meeting here: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5754959-aliceville-vs-pickens-academy. Both programs have games on the horizon after this one — Aliceville travels to Pickens County next on Dec. 22 (https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5938089-aliceville-vs-pickens-county) while Pickens Academy heads to Breakthrough Charter on Dec. 29 (https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5902694-breakthrough-charter-vs-pickens-academy). Expect coaches to use this contest to sharpen rotations and evaluate matchups heading into the holiday stretch.

Streaming and tickets

• Aliceville NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/aliceville-high-school-aliceville-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Pickens Academy NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pickens-academy-carrollton-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(If an NFHS stream is available for this game, use the links above. Ticketing information was not provided.)

Fan notes and engagement

Follow both teams on ScorebookLive to get roster updates, live scoring and to increase their fan counts. Fans can also make picks for this game on the team pages — picks are for fun and for fan engagement only and are not tied to win projections. Those numbers can change, so follow the teams and make your pick if you want to back the Yellowjackets or the Pirates.