McKenzie at Highland Home: Girls basketball preview — Jan. 2, 2026

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McKenzie travels to Highland Home on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, to take on the Highland Home Flying Squadron in a nonleague girls basketball game at Highland Home High School. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Central (Jan. 2) — the game page is on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5702547-mckenzie-vs-highland-home.

Key details

• Date: Friday, Jan. 2, 2026

• Time: 5:30 p.m. Central

• Location: Highland Home High School (Highland Home Flying Squadron are the home team)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5702547-mckenzie-vs-highland-home

• Home: Highland Home Flying Squadron — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/205501-highland-home-flying-squadron (fans: 6)

• Away: McKenzie Tigers — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/205613-mckenzie-tigers (fans: 4)

Last meeting

Highland Home dominated the last matchup, a 71-31 victory over McKenzie on Jan. 28, 2025. That game is in the SBLive archive: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5259389-mckenzie-vs-highland-home. Expect Highland Home to try to build on that momentum at home.

Streaming and tickets

• Possible livestreams: Highland Home on NFHS Network — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/highland-home-high-school-highland-home-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

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

(Only use the NFHS links above if the schools are streaming; SBLive will list streaming and ticket updates on the game page.)

What to watch and fan action

Highland Home will look to defend its home court after the decisive win in the last meeting. McKenzie will be hunting for a turnaround result on the road. Fans can follow either team on SBLive to get rosters, live stats and updates:

• Follow Highland Home: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/205501-highland-home-flying-squadron

• Follow McKenzie: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/205613-mckenzie-tigers

Make your picks on SBLive and rally other fans — picks are for fun and the follower counts and win projections may change, so follow the teams you want to support and make your pick to show some love.

Next on the schedule

• Highland Home next: at Florala, Jan. 5, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5702524-highland-home-vs-florala

• McKenzie next: vs. Elba at McKenzie, Jan. 6, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5816701-elba-vs-mckenzie

Stay tuned to the game page for lineup updates, streaming confirmation and final score coverage.