Pell City at Jacksonville — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 2)

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Pell City travels to Jacksonville on Friday, Jan. 2, for a non-league girls basketball matchup at Jacksonville High. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m. Central; the game page is on SBLive at https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5792609-pell-city-vs-jacksonville.

Quick look

• Teams: Jacksonville Golden Eagles (home) vs. Pell City Panthers (away)

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 — 1 p.m. Central

• Location: Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville, Ala.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5792609-pell-city-vs-jacksonville

• Jacksonville on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/156661-jacksonville-golden-eagles

• Pell City on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/159082-pell-city-panthers

What to watch

Jacksonville hosts a familiar opponent — the Golden Eagles beat Pell City 65-38 in their last meeting on Jan. 9, 2025. That game’s ScorebookLive page showed a win-chance split that heavily favored Jacksonville (about 66.5% to 33.5%); those kinds of projections can change, so follow both teams and make your picks on SBLive if you want to weigh in. Fan counts on SBLive currently list Pell City with 10 fans and Jacksonville with 8, and both teams have zero picks registered for this upcoming game.

Streaming and tickets

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

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

(If a direct stream is available, teams’ NFHS pages are the best place to check.)

Notes and next games

• Jacksonville’s next game after this is Minor at Jacksonville on Jan. 3, 2026 (https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5792612-minor-vs-jacksonville).

• Pell City’s next scheduled game after this is at Shades Valley on Jan. 6, 2026 (https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/5933524-pell-city-vs-shades-valley).

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive (links above) to keep up with rosters, live scoring and any changes to start time or streaming. Fan counts, picks and win-chance projections on ScorebookLive can change — make your pick for fun and help your team grow its following.