Buena Bulldogs at San Marcos Royals (JV) — Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

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Buena travels to San Marcos for a league junior-varsity meeting on Friday, Jan. 9. The Buena Bulldogs will visit the San Marcos Royals at 5:30 p.m. PT at San Marcos. Full game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5785832-buena-vs-san-marcos

Teams

• Buena Bulldogs (away) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/161580-buena-bulldogs-jv

• San Marcos Royals (home) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/160342-san-marcos-royals-jv

What to watch

• This is a league game and an early January test for both programs as the second half of the season gets underway. No prior meeting data is listed for this matchup in the game record provided.

• Keep an eye on each program’s next games as momentum and lineup decisions could carry over:

• San Marcos next: San Marcos at Pacifica/Oxnard, 5:30 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 14 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5888535-san-marcos-vs-pacificaoxnard

• Buena next: Fillmore at Buena, 5:30 p.m. on Tue., Jan. 13 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5751597-fillmore-vs-buena

Streaming and tickets

• Streaming: Both programs list NFHS Network pages where coverage or school-stream information may appear:

• San Marcos NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/san-marcos-high-school-santa-barbara-santa-barbara-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Buena NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/buena-high-school-ventura-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• No ticket links are listed on the game record; check the school or SBLive game page for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5785832-buena-vs-san-marcos

Fan notes and how to help your team

• Current SBLive engagement on the teams: San Marcos fans: 3, Buena fans: 1. Picks: 0 for both teams. These numbers may change — follow the teams on SBLive to increase fan counts and make picks for the team you want to see win. Picks are for fun and not tied to any win projections.

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