Banning hosts Desert Mirage on Friday in Riverside County matchup

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Banning and Desert Mirage meet Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at 4 p.m. PT at Banning High School in a league matchup. The Broncos will host the Desert Mirage Falcons — see the full game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5542792-desert-mirage-vs-banning

Quick look

• Home: Banning Broncos — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/153497-banning-broncos-jv

• Away: Desert Mirage — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/154379-desert-mirage-jv

• When: 4 p.m. PT Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

• Where: Banning High School (Banning, California)

What to watch

The teams last met on Jan. 12, 2023, at Desert Mirage, where Banning posted a 75-40 victory (game recap: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/2233762-banning-vs-desert-mirage). Friday’s game gives Desert Mirage a chance for revenge on the road and Banning an opportunity to build on its program momentum at home.

Streaming and tickets

• Banning streaming: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/banning-high-school-banning-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Desert Mirage streaming: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/desert-mirage-high-school-thermal-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Only official streaming links provided above. Check the game page for last-minute changes: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5542792-desert-mirage-vs-banning.)

Follow, pick and engage

Follow the teams on SBLive to get game alerts and help grow their fan counts: Banning — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/153497-banning-broncos-jv; Desert Mirage — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/154379-desert-mirage-jv. Make your pick on SBLive for fun — picks are fan engagement only and are not tied to any win projections. Numbers on the site (fans, picks, projections) may change, so follow the teams and make picks for the team you want to see win.

Upcoming after this game

• Banning next: Cathedral City at Banning, 4 p.m. PT on Jan. 14 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5618085-cathedral-city-vs-banning

• Desert Mirage next: Desert Mirage at Desert Hot Springs, 4 p.m. PT on Jan. 14 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5542796-desert-mirage-vs-desert-hot-springs

Stay tuned to SBLive Sports for pregame updates, starting lineups and postgame coverage.