Golden Valley at El Capitan — Jan. 23 basketball preview

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Golden Valley Cougars travel to El Capitan Gauchos on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, for a league matchup at El Capitan High School in Merced, Calif.

Game: Golden Valley at El Capitan

Date/time: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — 4:15 p.m. Pacific

Location: El Capitan High School (Merced, Calif.)

SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5877860-golden-valley-vs-el-capitan

Teams

Golden Valley Cougars — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/158008-golden-valley-cougars-fr (Fans: 1)

El Capitan Gauchos — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/207288-el-capitan-gauchos-fr (Fans: 0)

Both teams are listed as 0-0 entering this meeting. There’s no recent meeting information on file, so Friday’s tilt offers an early-season chance for either program to seize momentum in league play. Golden Valley travels in with a next game scheduled against Merced on Jan. 28; El Capitan’s next scheduled game is Los Banos on Jan. 28.

Streaming and ticketing

Watch/streaming info: NFHS Network listings for the schools — Golden Valley: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/golden-valley-high-school-merced-merced-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; El Capitan: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/el-capitan-high-school-merced-merced-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: streaming availability can change; check the NFHS Network links above and the SBLive game page for updates.

Get involved

Follow these SBLive team pages to help grow each program’s fan count and get game alerts. Fans can also make picks on SBLive — picks are for fun and do not affect any win projections. Current counts: Golden Valley picks: 0, El Capitan picks: 0. These numbers may change, so follow the teams and make your pick to show support.

For full coverage, score updates and recaps, visit the game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5877860-golden-valley-vs-el-capitan